04 October 1981 Drama, Thriller, TV Movie 44 mins
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. Based on a true story.
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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
Michael Pasternak as Peter
Teri Ralston as Mrs. Saunders
Jamie Rose as Andrea
Larry Keith as Mr. Saunders
Tommy Bull as Don (uncredited)
Alexander Grasshoff Director
Johnny Dawkins Teleplay
Virginia L. Carter Executive Producer
Fern Field Producer
John Anderson Music
Hanania Baer Director of Photography
Mario Di Mambro Editor
Cary White Art Direction
Bruce Hendricks Associate Producer
Eve Brandstein Casting
Christy Ann Newquist Makeup Artist
Bruce Hendricks Unit Production Manager
Paul Deason Second Assistant Director
Michael Klick First Assistant Director
Leslie Waldman Second Assistant Director
Bill Tozer Property Master
A Onda Trailer
Die Welle Trailer
Germany 14 July 1982
United States 04 October 1981
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27 August 1981
Based on the memoirs of author Curzio Malaparte, diplomatic liaison between the Allied and Italian forces after the defeat of the Nazis in Italy, The Skin follows the collapse of Italian society under the US occupation and the desperate measures required for survival.
23 October 1981
Cops Bruce Le and Carter Wong track a white-gloved call girl killer.
02 April 1981
During a high profile Mafia testimony case, a contract killer checks-in a hotel room near the courthouse while his next door depressed neighbor wants to commit suicide due to marital problems.
20 February 1981
A sexually perverse mystery set within the adult magazine industry. A woman is brutally assaulted in an abandoned factory, and her assailant escapes into the darkness after dropping a wad of money.
01 January 1981
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07 September 1981
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