The Nightmare Years (1989)

Directed by

Anthony Page

Genre

drama

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American journalist works in Germany during the 1930s as the Nazis rise to power. The series follows his efforts to report the truth amid growing censorship and danger.

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What happens

The Nightmare Years is a 1984 book by William L. Shirer, recounting his pre-WW2 years as a journalist in Nazi Germany. It is also a 1989 American television miniseries directed by Anthony Page. It stars Sam Waterston as Shirer, the American reporter stationed in Nazi Germany in the 1930s. The supporting cast comprises Marthe Keller, Kurtwood Smith, Ronald Pickup, Peter Jeffrey, Walter Gotell and Garrick Hagon. The miniseries premiered on Turner Network Television on September 17, 1989, as a four-part miniseries and was later released on VHS. As of 2014, there are limited versions of the series on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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