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The Wave. (1981 film) 44 mins. The Wave is a made-for-TV movie directed by Alex Grasshoff, based on The Third Wave experiment put on by teacher Ron Jones to explain to his students how the German populace could accept the actions of the Nazi regime. [1] It debuted October 4, 1981, and aired again almost two years later as an ABC Afterschool ...
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Oct 4, 1981 · The Wave: Directed by Alexander Grasshoff. With Bruce Davison, Lori Lethin, John Putch, Johnny Doran. 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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- Drama
- Alexander Grasshoff
- 1981-10-04
The Wave - 1981. 9 years ago. DarX Nemesiz. 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. Based on a true story.
- 46 min
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- DarX Nemesiz
Dec 31, 2014 · The Wave, is a short made-for-TV movie directed by Alexander Grasshoff, based on Ron Jones' The Third Wave experiment (from 1967). Though more prominently featured as an episode of the ABC Afterschool Special series, this show debuted October 4, 1981, almost two years before being featured in the Afterschool Special series. Addeddate.
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- 1980s Channel
Brief Synopsis. A drama, based on a true story, about a high school experiment in mind control. When asked by his students to explain how Germany willingly went along with Nazism, and ignored the slaughter around them, Burt Ross, the teacher, designs for his students a psychological game based on a strict code of b.
- Alex Grasshoff
- Bruce Davison
When Ben Ross (Bruce Davison), a young high school history teacher, delivers a lecture on The Holocaust, he notes that his students don't understand why peop...
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- Jim McLennan
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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. Based on a true story. To explain to his students the atmosphere in the 1930's Nazi Germany, history teacher Burt Ross initiates a daring experiment. He declares himself leader of a new ...