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TV Movie

The Wave

1981·46m·TV-G
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
3,620 votes

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.

The Wave is a 1981 drama movie directed by Alexander Grasshoff, starring Bruce Davison, John Putch, Johnny Doran. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 3,620 votes and runs 46m.

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Director
Alexander Grasshoff
Stars
Bruce Davison
John Putch
Johnny Doran
Lori Lethin
Details
1981-10-04
46 min
TV Movie
TV-G
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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