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Holocaust : the story of the family Weiss / a Titus production ; written by Gerald Green ; producer, Robert Berger ; director, Marvin J. Chomsky.
LIBRA DVD Judaica 142
Available from offsite location
LIBRA DVD Judaica 145
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Drama.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Jews.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Drama.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Drama.
- Atrocities.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Television mini-series.
- Historical television programs.
- Television programs.
- Television series.
- War television programs.
- Video recordings.
- Penn Provenance:
- Sheldon, Harvey (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 3 videodiscs (449 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Story of the family Weiss
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 2000 and 2009]
- System Details:
- DVD-R.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- 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 ... Uses the stories of these fictional families to portray the atrocities against the Jewish people from the 1930s to 1945, and presents a heart-wrenching portrait of their struggle.
- Participant:
- 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 ; supervising film editor, Stephen A. Rotter ; music, Morton Gould.
- Notes:
- Originally broadcast on CBS television in 1978.
- 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)
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Harvey Sheldon.
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