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The Resource 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. ; telescript by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns and Mike Welt ; directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, (DVD)

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. ; telescript by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns and Mike Welt ; directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, (DVD)

Label
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Title
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Statement of responsibility
a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington, D.C. ; telescript by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns and Mike Welt ; directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein
Title variation
  • U.S. and the Holocaust
  • United States and the Holocaust
  • Ken Burns' The U.S. and the Holocaust
Title variation remainder
a history to be reckoned with
Contributor
Film director
Film distributor
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Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
  • Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein's three-part, six-hour documentary series examines how the American people and leaders responded to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century, and how this catastrophe challenged America's identity as a nation of immigrants and the very ideals of democracy
  • 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
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Cinematography, Buddy Squires and Wojciech Staroń ; edited by Tricia Reidy and Charles E. Horton
Intended audience
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-MA (mature audiences only; this program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17)
Language note
English or Spanish dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
PerformerNote
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
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1953-
  • 1972-
  • 1967-
  • 1942-
  • 1947-
  • 1974-
  • 2008-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Burns, Ken
  • Novick, Lynn
  • Botstein, Sarah
  • Ward, Geoffrey C.
  • Welt, Mike
  • Coyote, Peter
  • Arkin, Adam
  • Davis, Hope
  • Giamatti, Paul
  • Gilliatt, Olivia
  • Gould, Elliott
  • Guyer, Murphy
  • Herzog, Werner
  • Lucas, Josh
  • Morton, Joe
  • McCormick, Carolyn
  • Neeson, Liam
  • Rhys, Matthew
  • Streep, Meryl
  • Whitford, Bradley
  • Zengel, Helena
  • Florentine Films
  • WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
  • Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
  • PBS Distribution (Firm)
Runtime
360
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • National socialism in popular culture
  • Mass media
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
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. ; telescript by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns and Mike Welt ; directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, (DVD)
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  • Documentary
  • Originally broadcast on PBS as a three-part documentary television program in 2022
  • Program content: ©2022
  • "This program contains mature content which may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised."
  • "A history to be reckoned with."
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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- )
Control code
on1339102473
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.)
Isbn
9781531715014
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 841887046763
  • 00841887046763
Other physical details
sound, color, with black and white sequences
Publisher number
KBUH600
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1339102473
System details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo
Video recording format
DVD
Label
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. ; telescript by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns and Mike Welt ; directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, (DVD)
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Documentary
  • Originally broadcast on PBS as a three-part documentary television program in 2022
  • Program content: ©2022
  • "This program contains mature content which may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised."
  • "A history to be reckoned with."
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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- )
Control code
on1339102473
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.)
Isbn
9781531715014
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 841887046763
  • 00841887046763
Other physical details
sound, color, with black and white sequences
Publisher number
KBUH600
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1339102473
System details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo
Video recording format
DVD

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