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Mother Night (14-Aug-1996)
Director: Keith Gordon Writer: Robert B. Weide From novel: Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut Music by: Michael Convertino Producers: Keith Gordon; Robert B. Weide Keywords: Drama, Nazis
CAST | Nick Nolte | ... Howard Campbell | | | Sheryl Lee | ... Helga & Resi Noth | | Alan Arkin | ... George Kraft | | | Bernard Behrens | ... Dr. Lionel Jones | | Anna Berger | ... Epstein's Mother | | Arye Gross | ... Dr. Epstein | | Norman Rodway | ... Werner Noth | | Frankie Faison | ... The Black Fuehrer | | Gerard Parkes | ... Fr. Keeley | | Vlasta Vrana | ... August Krapptauer | | Zach Grenier | ... Joseph Goebbels | | | and | | Kirsten Dunst | ... Young Resi Noth | | | Anthony J. Robinow | ... Prison Warden | | Michael McGill | ... Prison Official | | Shimon Aviel | ... Guard Bernard Liebman | | Bill Corday | ... Campbell's Father | | Bronwen Mantel | ... Campbell's Mother | | Brawley Nolte | ... Young Howard Campbell | | John Goodman | ... Maj. Frank Wirtanen | | Louis Strauss | ... Old Jewish Man | | Richard Zeman | ... Rudolph Hoess | | Thomas Hauff | ... SS Officer | | Jeff Pufah | ... Young German Soldier | | David Strathairn | ... Bernard B. O'Hare | | Henry Gibson | ... Adolf Eichmann's Voice | | Michael Moran | ... Violent Man | | William Haugland | ... TV Reporter | | Joel Miller | ... Israeli Vice Consul -- TV | | Kurt Vonnegut | ... Sad Man on Street | | Richard Jutras | ... G-Man | | Don Jordan | ... Cop |
REVIEWS Review by anonymous (posted on 5-Jan-2007) One of the few movies in existence which stays true to the book, and an excellent book by Kurt Vonnegut at that. The story line as told by the theatrical trailer lays the foundation for an American playwrite-turned-spy for the US during WWII against the Nazis. However, there are two parallel storylines which explore the comfort from being immersed into "true love" and the erie quietness and emptiness of being alone. Just like Vonnegut's books, there is intensity and satire and down right whimsey interlaced in odd moments of the story. The story is told true to the writings of the book, and I actually enjoyed the movie more than the book. This, in my opinion, is the best movie Nolte has starred in. The performances by Alan Arkin, Kirsten Dunst and Sheryl Lee are equally impressive. There is a cameo-like, brief appearance by Frankie Faison which is in the very center of one of the intense-satirical-whimsical moments of the film, one of my favorite parts.
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