The U.S. and the Holocaust / a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein ; a Florentine Films production ; directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein ; telescript by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botsein, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns and Mike Welt.
Publisher:
PBS,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc label. Originally broadcast on PBS as a three-part documentary television series in 2022. Wide screen (16x9). Narrated by Peter Coyote ; voices: 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.
Contents:
Episode 3: Episode 1: The homeless, tempest-tossed (1942- ). Disc 2. Episode 2: Yearning to breathe free (1938-1942) -- Disc 3. Episode 3: The homeless, tempest-tossed (1942- ).
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.