Label

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

PBS Distribution (Firm)

Film producer

Narrator

Coyote, Peter

Production company

Publisher

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Screenwriter

Ward, Geoffrey C.

Voice actor

Subject

Genre

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

Runtime

360

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

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