Movie
The Wave
Overview
A teacher conducts an experiment in an American high school where students learn how easy it is to be seduced by the same social forces which led to the horrors of Nazi Germany.
Details
- Release date
- 1981-10-04
- Runtime
- 44 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- TAT Communications Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Bruce Davison as Ben Ross
- Lori Lethin as Lauree
- John Putch as David
- Johnny Doran as Robert
- Pasha Gray as Amy
- Wesley Pfenning as Christy Ross
- Marc Copage as Eric
- Robert DeLapp
- Matthew Dunn
- Michael Pasternak as Peter
- Teri Ralston as Mrs. Saunders
- Jamie Rose as Andrea
Crew
- Alexander Grasshoff - Director
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