Mother night / Fine Line Features presents ; a Whyaduck production ; a Keith Gordon film ; screenplay by Robert B. Weide ; produced by Keith Gordon, Robert B. Weide ; directed by Keith Gordon.

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From his jail cell in Israel, an American playwright on trial for war crimes looks back on his life. Living in pre-World War II Berlin he becomes an allied spy within the Nazi Party. After the war, when he goes back to America, he is confronted by both Nazi haters and sympathizers.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Mother night. French & English.
Corporate Authors: Fine Line Features
Whyaduck Productions
New Line Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Nolte, Nick (Actor)
Lee, Sheryl (Actor)
Arkin, Alan (Actor)
Goodman, John, 1952- (Actor)
Weide, Robert B. (Screenwriter, Producer)
Gordon, Keith, 1961- (Director, Producer)
Vonnegut, Kurt
Language:English
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English or French language tracks and optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : New Line Home Video, [2000]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Vonnegut, Kurt > Film adaptations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Collaborationists > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Drama.
Espionage, American > Germany > Drama.
Authors as spies > Germany > 20th century > Drama.
War crime trials > Israel > Drama.
Feature films > United States.
Feature films.
Spy films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Espionage > Feature.
Drama.
Vonnegut, Kurt.
1900 - 1999
Authors as spies.
Collaborationists.
Espionage, American.
Secret service.
War crime trials.
Germany.
Israel.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films
Feature films.
Spy films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Espionage
Feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Mothernight.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
From his jail cell in Israel, an American playwright on trial for war crimes looks back on his life. Living in pre-World War II Berlin he becomes an allied spy within the Nazi Party. After the war, when he goes back to America, he is confronted by both Nazi haters and sympathizers.
Note:Based on the book by Kurt Vonnegut.
Videodisc release of the 1996 motion picture.
Features: audio commentary by Keith Gordon, Robert Weide; audio commentary with Nick Nolte; deleted scenes with commentary; a conversation with Nick Nolte & Kurt Vonnegut; The Eichmann trial; historical biographies; cast & crew.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ9 D0012136 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:0780630955
9780780630956
Credits:Director of photography, Tom Richmond ; editor, Jay Rabinowitz ; music, Michael Convertino.
System Details:DVD, NTSC; region 1; Widescreen version ; 5.1 surround and stereo surround sound.
Cast:
Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin, Kirsten Dunst, John Goodman, Henry Gibson.