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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
historicaldramatictensesombergroundedslow-burnobservationalsobering
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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