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The U.S. and the Holocaust / a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington, D.C. ; directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein ; telescript by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns and Mike Welt.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 035 959 disc 1-3
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Foreign public opinion, American.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Historiography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Press coverage--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Public opinion.
- National socialism in popular culture--United States.
- National socialism in popular culture.
- Mass media--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Mass media.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Mass media--Political aspects.
- Press coverage.
- Public opinion.
- Public opinion, American.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Documentary television programs.
- Historical television programs.
- History.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Television mini-series.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- stamping
- Distribution:
- [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2022]
- Other Title:
- United States and the Holocaust
- Subtitle on container: History to be reckoned with
- Place of Publication:
- [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2022]
- Language Note:
- English or dubbed Spanish dialogue; subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) in English or Spanish.
- System Details:
- DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 5.1 surround; 2.0 stereo.
- digital
- optical
- surround stereo
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- The U.S. and the Holocaust examines America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century. Americans consider themselves a "nation of immigrants," but as the catastrophe of the Holocaust unfolded in Europe, the United States proved unwilling to open its doors to more than a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of desperate people seeking refuge. Through riveting firsthand testimony of witnesses and survivors who as children endured persecution, violence and flight as their families tried to escape Hitler, this series delves deeply into the tragic human consequences of public indifference, bureaucratic red tape and restrictive quota laws in America. Did the nation fail to live up to its ideals? This is a history to be reckoned with.
- Contents:
- Disc 1. Episode 1. The golden door (beginnings-1938)
- Disc 2. Episode 2. Yearning to breathe free (1938-1942)
- Disc 3. Episode 3. The homeless, tempest-tossed (1942- ).
- Participant:
- Narrator, Peter Coyote; voices-overs, Adam Arkin, Hope Davis, Paul Giamatti, Olivia Gilliatt, Elliott Gould, Murphy Guyer, Werner Herzog, Josh Lucas, Joe Morton, Carolyn McCormick, Liam Neeson, Matthew Rhys, Meryl Streep, Bradley Whitford, Helena Zengel.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Buddy Squires and Wojciech Staroń ; edited by Tricia Reidy and Charles E. Horton.
- Notes:
- Documentary.
- Title from disc label.
- Originally broadcast on PBS as a three-part documentary television program in 2022.
- Program content: ©2022.
- Wide screen (16x9).
- "This program contains mature content which may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised."
- ISBN:
- 9781531715014
- 153171501X
- OCLC:
- 1339102473
- Publisher Number:
- 841887046763
- 00841887046763 gtin-14
- KBUH600 PBS
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