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The Nightmare Years

6.519891 seasonTV SeriesDrama

American journalist William Shirer, during his days of correspondence as a foreign press in report in 1930s Germany, has to deal with the growing oppression of the Nazi regime, the increasing censorship of the press, and finally the prospect of a second World War.

DirectorAnthony Page

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
Episode 1
Nov 17, 1989
E2
Episode 2
Nov 18, 1989
E3
Episode 3
Nov 20, 1989
E4
Episode 4
Nov 25, 1989

Cast · Directed by Anthony Page

SWSam Waterston
Sam Waterston
Bill Shirer
MKMarthe Keller
Marthe Keller
Tess Shirer
KSKurtwood Smith
Kurtwood Smith
Dr. Josef Goebbels
FBFrances Barber
Frances Barber
Helga Bauer
PB
Péter Benkő
Putzi's Agent
BBBruce Boa
Bruce Boa
Nick Roosevelt
OB
Ottilia Borbáth
Nurse
BB
Bill Bailey
Knick Knickerbocker

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The Nightmare Years has 1 season in total (4 episodes). The series concluded in 1989.

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Yes — The Nightmare Years is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).