Overview

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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Cast

Sam Waterston

Bill Shirer

Marthe Keller

Tess Shirer

Kurtwood Smith

Dr. Josef Goebbels

Frances Barber

Helga Bauer

Bruce Boa

Nick Roosevelt