- 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.
- Uniform Title
- Mother night. French & English.
- Other Title
- Mother night.
- Variant Title
- Mothernight
- Format
- Video
- Published
- [Los Angeles, Calif.] : New Line Home Video, [2000]
- Locale
- Germany
Israel
- Other Authors/Editors
- 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.
Fine Line Features.
Whyaduck Productions.
New Line Home Video (Firm)
- Notes
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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.
Director of photography, Tom Richmond ; editor, Jay Rabinowitz ; music, Michael Convertino.
Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin, Kirsten Dunst, John Goodman, Henry Gibson.
MPAA rating: R.
DVD, NTSC; region 1; Widescreen version ; 5.1 surround and stereo surround sound.
English or French language tracks and optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
