Holocaust : the story of the family Weiss
(DVD) 

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Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2008].
Edition
Anniversary edition.
ISBN
1415740135
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (449 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
OROVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2008].
Format
DVD
Edition
Anniversary edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1415740135
UPC
097366220647

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Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Brian West ; supervising film editor, Stephen A. Rotter ; music, Morton Gould.
Participants/Performers
James Woods, Meryl Streep, Michael Moriarty, Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Fritz Weaver, Rosemary Harris, David Warner, Anthony Haygarth, Sam Wanamaker, Blanche Baker, Tom Bell, Marius Goring, Deborah Norton, George Rose, Robert Stephens, Lee Montague, Ian Holm.
Date/Time and Place of Event
DVD release of the 1978 CBS miniseries.
Description
"Follows the tragedy and triumph of the Weiss family of Berlin and intertwines their fate as European Jews with the story of a German family, the Dorfs, whose members include a high-ranking Nazi officer ... Uses the stories of these fictional families to portray the atrocities against the Jewish people from the 1930s to 1945, and presents a heart-wrenching portrait of their struggle"--Container.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Emmy Awards, 1978: Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama or Comedy Series (Peggy Farrell, Edith Almoslino) ; Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Marvin J. Chomsky) ; Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series (Stephen A. Rotter, Robert M. Reitano, Craig McKay, Alan Heim, Brain Smedley-Aston) ; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series (Michael Moriarty) ; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series (Meryl Streep) ; Outstanding Limited Series (Herbert Brodkin, Robert Berger) ; Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series (Blanche Baker) ; Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series (Gerald Green).
Awards
Golden Globes, USA, 1979: Golden Globe - Best TV Actor - Drama (Michael Moriarty) ; Best TV Actress - Drama (Rosemary Harris).

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Berger, R., Green, G., Chomsky, M. J., Brodkin, H., Woods, J., Streep, M., Moriarty, M., Bottoms, J., Feldshuh, T., Weaver, F., Harris, R., Warner, D., Haygarth, T., Wanamaker, S., Baker, B., Bell, T., Goring, M., Norton, D., Rose, G., Stephens, R., Montague, L., Holm, I., West, B., Rotter, S. A., & Gould, M. (2008). Holocaust: the story of the family Weiss (Anniversary edition.). Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert Berger et al.. 2008. Holocaust: The Story of the Family Weiss. Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert Berger et al.. Holocaust: The Story of the Family Weiss Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Berger, Robert, et al. Holocaust: The Story of the Family Weiss Anniversary edition., Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.

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