The saga of a Jewish family's struggle to survive the horror of Nazi Germany's systematic marginalization and extermination of their community.
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Awards:
- Won 8 Primetime Emmys. Another 10 wins & 11 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Joseph Bottoms | ... |
Rudi Weiss
(4 episodes, 1978)
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| Tovah Feldshuh | ... |
Helena Slomova
(4 episodes, 1978)
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| Rosemary Harris | ... |
Berta Palitz Weiss
(4 episodes, 1978)
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| Tony Haygarth | ... |
Heinz Muller
(4 episodes, 1978)
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| Michael Moriarty | ... |
Erik Dorf
(4 episodes, 1978)
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| Deborah Norton | ... |
Marta Dorf
(4 episodes, 1978)
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| George Rose | ... |
Franz Lowy
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(4 episodes, 1978)
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| Robert Stephens | ... |
Uncle Kurt Dorf
(4 episodes, 1978)
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| Sam Wanamaker | ... |
Moses Weiss
(4 episodes, 1978)
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| David Warner | ... |
Heydrich
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(4 episodes, 1978)
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| Fritz Weaver | ... |
Dr. Josef Weiss
(4 episodes, 1978)
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| James Woods | ... |
Karl Weiss
(4 episodes, 1978)
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| Charles Korvin | ... |
Dr. Kohn
(4 episodes, 1978)
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| Stanley Lebor | ... |
Zalman
(4 episodes, 1978)
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Käte Jaenicke | ... |
Frau Lowy
(4 episodes, 1978)
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| Tom Bell | ... |
Adolf Eichmann
(3 episodes, 1978)
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| Meryl Streep | ... |
Inga Helms Weiss
(3 episodes, 1978)
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| John Bailey | ... |
Hans Frank
(3 episodes, 1978)
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| Michael Beck | ... |
Hans Helms
(3 episodes, 1978)
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| T.P. McKenna | ... |
Blobel
(3 episodes, 1978)
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| Cyril Shaps | ... |
Weinberg
(3 episodes, 1978)
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| Ian Holm | ... |
Heinrich Himmler
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Lee Montague | ... |
Uncle Sasha
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Isolde Barth | ... |
Eva
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Vernon Dobtcheff | ... |
Karp
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Werner Kreindl | ... |
Herr Helms
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Peter Garell | ... |
Yuri
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Martin Brandt | ... |
Rabbi Karsh
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Edward Gilkrist | ... |
Peter Dorf - teen
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Courtney Hill | ... |
Laura Dorf - teen
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Nina Sandt | ... |
Frau Helms
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Blanche Baker | ... |
Anna Weiss
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Götz von Langheim | ... |
Berlin Doctor
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Jeremy Levy | ... |
Aaron Feldman
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Miriam Mahler | ... |
Woman with Infant
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Walter Scheuer | ... |
Prague Policeman
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Irene Prador | ... |
Maria Kalova
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| George Pravda | ... |
Otto Felscher
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Bruno Thost | ... |
Kapo Melnick
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(2 episodes, 1978)
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Joe Trummer | ... |
Czech Jew
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Murray Salem | ... |
Analavitz
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Gabor Vernon | ... |
Rabbi Samuel
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Peter Vogel | ... |
Emil Frey
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Peter Weihs | ... |
Sacristan
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Marius Goring | ... |
Heinrich Palitz
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Kathina Kaiser | ... |
Sarah Ohlnick
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(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Sean Arnold | ... |
Hoefle
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Peter Capell | ... |
Seder Man
(1 episode, 1978)
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Vera Borek | ... |
Nadya
(1 episode, 1978)
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Bernd Hall | ... |
S.S. Guard, Buchenwald
(1 episode, 1978)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- ARTE (2005) (France) (tv)
- Arcadès (2016) (France) (DVD)
- Arcadès (2019) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Arcadès (2019) (France) (DVD) (remastered)
- Atlas Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- BBC One (1978) (United Kingdom) (tv) (initial UK airing)
- BBC Two (1980) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- CBS DVD (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Canale 5 (1986) (Italy) (tv)
- Dall'Angelo Pictures (2010) (Italy) (DVD)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2010) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Elephant Films (2009) (France)
- FS Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD)
- France 3 (1987) (France) (tv) (as FR3) (dubbed version)
- Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Gerit (1980) (Finland) (VHS)
- GoodTimes Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Histoire (2007) (France) (tv)
- Hitlab (2009) (Russia) (DVD)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Llamentol (2012) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- M6 (1992) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- MDC Video (Norway) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV) (1979) (Finland) (tv)
- Midget Entertainment (2008) (Denmark) (DVD)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1978) (United States) (tv)
- Noble Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) (1979) (Norway) (tv)
- Paramount Pictures (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Paris Première (2010) (France) (tv)
- Paris Première (2021) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Polyband (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Polyband (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Prisvídeo (2009) (Portugal) (DVD)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1991) (Australia) (video)
- RTV (1995) (Estonia) (tv)
- Republic Pictures (II) (United States) (VHS)
- SF Norge A/S (Norway) (VHS)
- Socai-Films (1985) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Sogemedia (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
- Sony Music France (1991) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (1999) (France) (DVD) (dubbed version)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (France) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2009) (France) (DVD)
- Worldvision Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1994) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This miniseries follows each member of the Jewish Weiss family throughout Hitler's reign in Germany. One by one, the family members suffer the horrible fate of extermination under Anti-Semetic Nazi Law until only one son remains at the end of World War II. A subplot follows the story of Eric Dorf, a young German lawyer with a good heart who is changed into a mass murderer by membership in the S.S.
Written by Anthony Hughes |
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| Taglines | The story of man's inhumanity to man. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The term "Holocaust" didn't exist in the German language until the 1980s. Due to the great success of this mini-series, it became common knowledge, and was chosen as "word of the year 1979" by the "Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache" (Society for German Language). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978). See more » |
| Quotes |
Moses Weiss:
I have the right name but I'm afraid I can't lead you to the promised land. See more » |