Holocaust | 
 enlarge | Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Actors: Tom Bell, Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Marius Goring, Rosemary Harris
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 285
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 420
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 622064
UPC: 097366220647
EAN: 0097366220647
ASIN: B00005JMLR
Theatrical Release Date: April 16, 1978
Release Date: May 27, 2008
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The 30th anniversary edition of Holocaust marks the first time this remarkable, nine-and-a-half-hour television miniseries has been released on DVD. Originally broadcast on NBC as part of an ongoing TV phenomenon in the 1970s called "The Big Event," Holocaust was an original story written by Gerald Green, who later scripted Kent State and Wallenberg: A Hero's Story, the latter another Holocaust-era tale. Holocaust narrowed the enormous story of the Nazis' systematic destruction of Jews by focusing on one family living in Berlin. Fritz Weaver plays Dr. Josef Weiss, a Pole with a longtime family practice. Weiss debates with his wife, Berta (Rosemary Harris), the wisdom of moving out of Germany with their family. She insists they should not be chased away by Hitler, and by the time she thinks otherwise, it's too late for her, her parents, Josef, and the three Weiss children: Karl (James Woods), Rudi (Joseph Bottoms), and Anna (Blanche Baker). Holocaust begins with the marriage of Karl to Inga (Meryl Streep), a Christian, an arrangement already frowned upon by the rising Nazi regime in 1935. In time, Karl, a harmless artist, is dragged off to the concentration camp at Buchenwald, leaving Inga vulnerable to a predatory camp officer who passes notes between the husband and wife. Poor young Anna meets a grim fate that reveals something of the way Hitler was determined to eliminate the mentally ill along with Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, and other groups of people. The rebellious Rudi ends up fighting the Germans from a different front, while Josef is deported to Warsaw, eventually joined by Berta. There, Holocaust details the plight of the walled-in, so-called Warsaw ghetto, and the despair of the people within. Meanwhile, the destiny of another important character, a rather effete lawyer named Erik Dorf (Michael Moriarty), offers a peek into the internal workings of the Holocaust machinery. Dorf takes a much-needed job as an aide to Reinhard Heydrich (David Warner), Gestapo head and chair of the 1942 Wannsee Conference, which finalized plans for the extermination of European Jews. Holocaust was criticized at the time of its broadcast for allegedly cheapening genocide by shrinking the dimensions of the Nazis' organized evil for commercial television. But as a story free to extend into different aspects of the war on Jews, Holocaust is a real eye-opener. Tom Bell, Ian Holm, Robert Stephens, and Sam Wanamaker are also featured in the cast. --Tom Keogh
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An original TV dramatization of one of the most monstrous crimes in world history - the slaughter of 6 million Jews by the Nazis. Dramatically and definitively, the story covers an entire decade, the eventful years from 1935 to 1945. HOLOCAUST focuses on the tragedy and triumph of a single family - the Weiss family. Their story is told in counter-poise to that of another fictional family, that of Erik Dorf, who portrays a Nazi aide to Germany's infamous Heydrich. Starring a brilliant international cast and filmed on location in Berlin and Vienna.
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 VEIWERS--BEWARE! July 4, 2008
After waiting so long for this series to be released on DVD, this sure was a big letdown. I have the Goodtime VHS version and although the picture quality is not that great at least it showed the complete uncut series. The DVD version is so chopped up it is very hard to really appreciate the movie. For those of you who have not purchase this DVD yet, do yourself a favor. Try and find a copy of the VHS version.
 Holocaust: One of the best movies I've seen July 3, 2008
I have been waiting 30 years for this item to be on DVD. I have a copy on VHS but I've watched it so many times that it has degraded to nothing but lines and fades in and out. James Woods, Michael Moriarty and Meryl Streep showed back 30 years ago that they were destined to become famous household names of Hollywood.
A Real Classic June 28, 2008
I have always liked this miniseries. It tells the story of a very dark period of history as seen and experienced by one German family. I think this is very well made and the actors portray the characters very well. Until now, the price of owning this series has been out of my reach, but now I'm glad that I finally have it.
Realistic Portrayal June 22, 2008
This is an excellent saga of two families during WWII. It is interesting to see how attractive having power became to an ordinary German man. The movie also presents the heartache of victims of the German mindset. I had seen this years ago, and had been waiting for it to come out on DVD. I ordered a second series for a young person, hoping to keep alive the seriousness of the Nazi terror and the reality of concentration camps.
NICK' PERSONAL TAKE June 21, 2008
I HAVE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THIS PARTICULAR MOVIE TO COME OUT ON DVD FORMAT. I REMEMBER WATCHING THE MINI-SERIES ON TV AND I BELIEVE MY PATIENCE WAS FINALLY REWARDED. I AM ONE VERY HAPPY CAMPER THAT THERE IS A SITE SUCH AS AMAZON.COM I PERSONALLY RECOMMEND THIS DVD TO ANYONE WHO REALLY ENJOYS HISTORY.
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