The Nightmare Years
1989 Drama 1 season
TMDB rating 6.5/10 Ended
American journalist William Shirer, during his days of correspondence as a foreign press in report in 1930s Germany, has to deal with the growing oppression of the Nazi regime, the increasing censorship of the press, and finally the prospect of a second World War.
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American journalist William Shirer, during his days of correspondence as a foreign press in report in 1930s Germany, has to deal with the growing oppression of the Nazi regime, the increasing censorship of the press, and finally the prospect of a second World War.
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Cast and details
Sam WaterstonBill Shirer
Marthe KellerTess Shirer
Kurtwood SmithDr. Josef Goebbels
Frances BarberHelga Bauer- Péter BenkőPutzi's Agent
Bruce BoaNick Roosevelt- Ottilia BorbáthNurse
- Bill BaileyKnick Knickerbocker
- Created by
- Ian Curteis
- Network
- TNT
- First aired
- Nov 17, 1989
- Latest episode
- Nov 25, 1989
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