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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.
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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.
- 46 min
- 5.2K
- 1980s Channel
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
- 12.6K
- DarX Nemesiz
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
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The 1981 ABC-TV movie “ The Wave ” was produced by Norman Lear and Virginia Carter. It was originally to be part of the “ABC AfterSchool Specials” series for children, but was premiered instead on a Sunday night in prime time, on October 4, 1981 (and had a reported viewership of 17 million).
