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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

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, Date:

[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2022]

Description:

3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

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.

Target Audience Note:

TV rating: TV-MA.

Subjects:

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Foreign public opinion, American.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Press coverage -- United States.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Public opinion.

National socialism in popular culture -- United States.

Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Historical television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Burns, Ken, 1953- film director, film producer.

Novick, Lynn, film director, film producer.

Botstein, Sarah, 1972- film director, film producer.

Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.

Welt, Mike, film producer.

Coyote, Peter, narrator.

Arkin, Adam, voice actor.

Davis, Hope, 1967- voice actor.

Giamatti, Paul, voice actor.

Gilliatt, Olivia, voice actor.

Gould, Elliott, voice actor.

Guyer, Murphy, voice actor.

Herzog, Werner, 1942- voice actor.

Lucas, Josh, voice actor.

Morton, Joe, 1947- voice actor.

McCormick, Carolyn, voice actor.

Neeson, Liam, voice actor.

Rhys, Matthew, 1974- voice actor.

Streep, Meryl, voice actor.

Whitford, Bradley, voice actor.

Zengel, Helena, 2008- voice actor.

Florentine Films, production company.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.

PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.

Other Title:

U.S. and the Holocaust : a history to be reckoned with

United States and the Holocaust

Notes:

Title from disc label.

Originally broadcast on PBS as a three-part documentary television series in 2022.

Wide screen (16x9).

Cinematography, Buddy Squires and Wojciech Staroń ; edited by Tricia Reidy and Charles E. Horton.

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.

DVD, region 1; widescreen (16x9); 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.

English or Spanish dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH), Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Contents:

The golden door (beginnings-1938) -- Yearning to breathe free (1938-1942) -- The homeless, tempest-tossed (1942- ).

ISBN:

9781531715014

153171501X

9781531715014 : DVD

153171501X : DVD

Publisher Number:

KBUH600

Other Number:

1339102473

System Availability:

8

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

8

Control Number:

970503

# Local items in:

5

# System items in:

5

Call Number:

DVD 940.5318 U.S. and