The Wave (1981)

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A teacher conducts 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.

• Released: 1981-10-04
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
• Runtime: 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 113 votes

Directed by Alexander Grasshoff.

Top cast

• Bruce Davison as Ben Ross
• Lori Lethin as Lauree
• John Putch as David
• Johnny Doran as Robert
• Pasha Gray as Amy
• Wesley Pfenning as Christy Ross
• Marc Copage as Eric
• Robert DeLapp
• Matthew Dunn
• Michael Pasternak as Peter

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