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Film / 2021
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
Directed by
Michael Polish
The life of American woman Mildred Gillars and her lawyer, who struggles to redeem her reputation. Dubbed “Axis Sally” for broadcasting Nazi propaganda to American troops during World War II, Mildred’s story exposes the dark underbelly of the Third Reich's hate-filled propaganda machine, her eventual capture in Berlin, and subsequent trial for treason against the United States after the war.
The story
The life of American woman Mildred Gillars and her lawyer, who struggles to redeem her reputation. Dubbed “Axis Sally” for broadcasting Nazi propaganda to American troops during World War II, Mildred’s story exposes the dark underbelly of the Third Reich's hate-filled propaganda machine, her eventual capture in Berlin, and subsequent trial for treason against the United States after the war.
Cast
Meadow WilliamsMildred Gillars
Al PacinoJames Laughlin
Thomas KretschmannJoseph Goebbels
Mitch PileggiJohn Kelly
Lala KentElva
Carsten NørgaardMax Otto Koischwitz
Jasper PolishEverett Laughlin
John D. HickmanJury Foreman Jones
Swen TemmelBilly Owen
Jesy McKinneyDelbert
Donat BalajJimmy
Sewell WhitneyJudge Edward M. Curran
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