The Nightmare Years (1989)
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American journalist William Shirer, during his days of correspondence as a foreign press in report in 1930s Germany, had to deal with the growing oppression of the Nazi regime, the increasing censorship of the press, and finally the prospect of World War. In the last days of peace, Shirer also struggles to have his German wife and child escape to the United States.
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Sam WaterstonBill Shirer
Marthe KellerTess Shirer
Kurtwood SmithDr. Josef Goebbels
Frances BarberHelga BauerPéter BenkőPutzi's Agent
Bruce BoaNick Roosevelt
Ottilia BorbáthNurse
Bill BaileyKnick KnickerbockerMovie DNA
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American journalist William Shirer, during his days of correspondence as a foreign press in report in 1930s Germany, had to deal with the growing oppression of the Nazi regime, the increasing censorship of the press, and finally the prospect of World War. In the last days of peace, Shirer also struggles to have his German wife and child escape to the United States.