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Holocaust

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19781978
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 7h 55m
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James Woods, Meryl Streep, and Michael Moriarty in Holocaust (1978)
Holocaust
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The saga of a Jewish family's struggle to survive the horror of Nazi Germany's systematic marginalization and extermination of their community.The saga of a Jewish family's struggle to survive the horror of Nazi Germany's systematic marginalization and extermination of their community.The saga of a Jewish family's struggle to survive the horror of Nazi Germany's systematic marginalization and extermination of their community.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
5.2K
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POPULARITY
3,780
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  • Stars
    • Joseph Bottoms
    • Tovah Feldshuh
    • Rosemary Harris
  • Stars
    • Joseph Bottoms
    • Tovah Feldshuh
    • Rosemary Harris
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    • 53User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Won 8 Primetime Emmys
      • 18 wins & 11 nominations total

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    James Woods, Meryl Streep, and Michael Moriarty in Holocaust (1978)
    James Woods and Meryl Streep in Holocaust (1978)
    James Woods, Meryl Streep, and Michael Moriarty in Holocaust (1978)
    James Woods, Meryl Streep, David Warner, Joseph Bottoms, and Fritz Weaver in Holocaust (1978)
    James Woods, Meryl Streep, Michael Moriarty, and Fritz Weaver in Holocaust (1978)
    James Woods, Meryl Streep, and Michael Moriarty in Holocaust (1978)
    James Woods, Meryl Streep, and Michael Moriarty in Holocaust (1978)
    Meryl Streep, Blanche Baker, Joseph Bottoms, Rosemary Harris, and Fritz Weaver in Holocaust (1978)
    Meryl Streep in Holocaust (1978)
    Meryl Streep in Holocaust (1978)
    Meryl Streep, Blanche Baker, Joseph Bottoms, Rosemary Harris, and Fritz Weaver in Holocaust (1978)

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    Joseph Bottoms
    Joseph Bottoms
    • Rudi Weiss
    Tovah Feldshuh
    Tovah Feldshuh
    • Helena Slomova
    Rosemary Harris
    Rosemary Harris
    • Berta Palitz Weiss
    Tony Haygarth
    Tony Haygarth
    • Heinz Muller
    Michael Moriarty
    Michael Moriarty
    • Erik Dorf
    Deborah Norton
    Deborah Norton
    • Marta Dorf
    George Rose
    George Rose
    • Franz Lowy…
    Robert Stephens
    Robert Stephens
    • Uncle Kurt Dorf
    Sam Wanamaker
    Sam Wanamaker
    • Moses Weiss
    David Warner
    David Warner
    • Heydrich…
    Fritz Weaver
    Fritz Weaver
    • Dr. Josef Weiss
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Karl Weiss
    Charles Korvin
    Charles Korvin
    • Dr. Kohn
    Stanley Lebor
    Stanley Lebor
    • Zalman
    Käte Jaenicke
    • Frau Lowy
    Tom Bell
    Tom Bell
    • Adolf Eichmann
    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Inga Helms Weiss
    John Bailey
    John Bailey
    • Hans Frank
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    • Trivia
      The term "Holocaust" didn't exist in the German language until the 1980s. Due to the great success of this mini-series, it became common knowledge, and was chosen as "word of the year 1979" by the "Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache" (Society for German Language).
    • Quotes

      Moses Weiss: I have the right name but I'm afraid I can't lead you to the promised land.

    • Alternate versions
      Polish authorities protested against a scene in which soldiers dressed in Polish uniforms executed Jewish prisoners. The poles didn't have any "Quisling army" during the war. The scene was trimmed and now shows the rifles and the arms of the soldiers in question. Even so, both versions apparently remained in circulation as Danish TV originally showed the original version, and Swedish TV the trimmed version within weeks of each other.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978)

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    Watch it for David Warner's chilling performance
    Reinhart Heydrich is known by historians as having been a uniquely dangerous member of the Hitler's inner circle, as the man was not only far more intelligent than the usual Nazi thug, but completely amoral as well. Both sides are superbly bought out by David Warner as his Heydrich reveals his philosophy to Michael Moriarty's Captain Dorf - it was the high point of the miniseries. It marked Warner for me as a thinking man's villain.
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    • Release date
      • April 16, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Burmese
    • Also known as
      • Holocaust: The Story of the Family Weiss
    • Filming locations
      • Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Mauthausen, Upper Austria, Austria
    • Production company
      • Titus Productions
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    • Runtime
      7 hours 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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