ABC Afterschool Special - Season 11 Episode 8 The Wave
The Wave, is a short made-for-TV movie directed by Alex Grasshoff, based on Ron Jones' The Third Wave experiment. Though more prominently featured as an episode of the ABC Afterschool Special series, this show debuted October 4, 1981, almost two years before being featured in the Afterschool Special series.
It starred Bruce Davison as the teacher Ben Ross, a character based on Jones.
A novelization of the film The Wave, was released in the same year. Ron Jones' writings and Johnny Dawkins' screenplay were also basis of the 2008 German film The Wave
First Air Date: Oct 04, 1972
Last Air date: Jan 23, 1997
Season: 25 Season
Episode: 143 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.39/10 by 13.00 users
Popularity: 53.013
Language: English
Keyword : anthology