| Description |
3 videodiscs (449 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
James Woods, Meryl Streep, Michael Moriarty, Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Fritz Weaver, Rosemary Harris, David Warner, Anthony Haygarth, Sam Wanamaker, Blanche Baker. |
| Credits |
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. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast on CBS television in 1978. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Awards |
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) |
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Golden Globes, USA, 1979: Golden Globe - Best TV Actor - Drama (Michael Moriarty) ; Best TV Actress - Drama (Rosemary Harris) |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Germany -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Poland -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Kristallnacht, 1938 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Jewish ghettos -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Television mini-series.
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Historical television programs.
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War television programs.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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DVDs.
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Theresienstadt (Concentration camp) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Auschwitz (Concentration camp) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Television programs.
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| Added Author |
Berger, Robert, 1934-
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Green, Gerald.
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Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-2022
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Woods, James, 1947-
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Streep, Meryl.
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Moriarty, Michael, 1941-
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Bottoms, Joseph.
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Feldshuh, Tovah.
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Weaver, Fritz, 1926-
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Harris, Rosemary, 1927-
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Warner, David, 1941-
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Haygarth, Anthony.
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Wanamaker, Sam, 1919-1993.
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Baker, Blanche, 1956-
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Heim, Alan.
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McKay, Craig.
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Reitano, Robert M.
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Rotter, Stephen A.
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Smedley-Aston, Brian.
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Almoslino, Edith.
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Farrell, Peggy.
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Titus Productions.
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CBS Broadcasting (Firm)
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1415740135 |
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9781415740132 |
| Standard No. |
097366220647 |
| Music No. |
62206 Paramount Home Entertainment |
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