American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally(2021)

R
1h 49m
- Drama

Release Date: May 28, 2021 | Limited

American Traitor follows the life of American woman Mildred Gillars and her lawyer who struggles to redeem her reputation.

Releases

Original Release | May 28, 2021

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Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$14,000
Total US & Canada:
$14,000
Total International
$1,997,012
Total Worldwide:
$2,011,012

Director & Top Cast

Michael Polish
Director

Michael Polish

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Summaries

Storyline

An American woman named Mildred Gillars broadcast Nazi propaganda during World War II. She was dubbed Axis Sally by the American GIs who simultaneously loved and hated her. The story plunges the viewer into the dark underbelly of the Third Reich's hate-filled propaganda machine, Sally's eventual capture, and subsequent trial for treason in Washington D.C. after the war. — Vance Owen and Darryl Hicks Based on the true story, American Traitor follows the life of American woman Mildred Gillars (Meadow Williams) and her lawyer (Al Pacino), 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. — Vertical Entertainment Mildred Gillars was born and raised in America. Dreaming of becoming famous and fulfilling her aspiration, Gillars went to Europe searching for fame after dropping out of her studies at Ohio Wesleyan University. In 1940 Berlin, Mildred Gillars landed a job as an announcer with the German State Radio, enchanting the listeners with her voice, and she became the voice of Nazi German propaganda during World War II. Dubbed as "Axis Sally", Gillars was arrested on March 15, 1946, indicted on September 10, 1948, and charged with ten counts of treason by the U.S. government. The eccentric but charismatic lawyer, James J. Laughlin, took the controversial case of Mildred Gillars , the most hated person in America, on a par perhaps with Adolf Hitler himself, provoking strong negative reactions. — Nick Riganas