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. It debuted October 4, 1981, and aired again almost two years later as an ABC Afterschool Special. It starred Bruce Davison as the teacher Ben Ross, a character based on Jones.
The Wave (1981)
Directed by Alexander Grasshoff
Genres - Biography, Drama, Family |
Sub-Genres - Political Drama |
Release Date - Oct 4, 1981 |
Run Time - 46 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - TV-G
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Tags
Experiment, Teacher
Attributes
Based On: based on actual events
Subject: about fascism, about teacher–student relationships
Subject: about fascism, about teacher–student relationships
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Alternate Titles
A hullám
HU
A Onda
BR
Bølgen: Et skremmende eksperiment
NO
Die Welle
AT, DE
The Wave
AU, US
Волна
, RU