Overview
- Summary
- Follows the tragedy and triumph of the Weiss family of Berlin and intertwines their fate as European Jews with the story of a German family, the Dorfs, whose members include a high-ranking Nazi officer. Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass" occurs and the Weiss family suffer a series of unspeakable tragedies in the aftermath.
- Format
- Video
- Published
- Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2008]
- Locale
- Germany
Poland
Warsaw - Edition
- Anniversary edition
- Notes
-
"CBS DVD."
Title from container.
Director of photography, Brian West ; editors, Alan Heim, Craig McKay, Robert M. Reitano, Stephen A. Rotter, Brian Smedley-Aston ; music, Morton Gould ; costume designers, Edith Almoslino, Peggy Farrell ; production designers, Theodor Harisch, Wilfred Shingleton.
James Woods, Meryl Streep, Michael Moriarty, Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Fritz Weaver, Rosemary Harris, David Warner, Anthony Haygarth, Sam Wanamaker, Blanche Baker.
Originally broadcast on CBS television in 1978.
Not rated.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Closed-captioned.
Emmy Awards, 1978: Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama or Comedy Series (Peggy Farrell, Edith Almoslino) ; Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Marvin J. Chomsky) ; Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series (Stephen A. Rotter, Robert M. Reitano, Craig McKay, Alan Heim, Brain Smedley-Aston) ; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series (Michael Moriarty) ; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series (Meryl Streep) ; Outstanding Limited Series (Herbert Brodkin, Robert Berger) ; Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series (Blanche Baker) ; Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series (Gerald Green)
Golden Globes, USA, 1979: Golden Globe - Best TV Actor - Drama (Michael Moriarty) ; Best TV Actress - Drama (Rosemary Harris)
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 1415740135
9781415740132 - Physical Description
- 3 videodiscs (449 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Germany--Drama. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--Drama. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Drama. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Drama. Kristallnacht, 1938--Drama. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Warsaw--Drama. Historical television programs. War television programs. Fiction television programs. Video recordings. Drama. Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)--Drama. Auschwitz (Concentration camp)--Drama.
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