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The Wave(1981)

7.0(112)
44m
1981-10-04

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.

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Top Cast

Bruce Davison
Bruce Davison
Ben Ross
Lori Lethin
Lori Lethin
Lauree
John Putch
John Putch
David

Keywords

experimentbased on true storyteacher

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