DVD

The U.S. and the Holocaust [videorecording] / 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.

Arkin, Adam, (voice actor.). Botstein, Sarah, 1972- (television director,, television producer.). Burns, Ken, 1953- (television director,, television producer.). Coyote, Peter, (narrator.). 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.). McCormick, Carolyn, (voice actor.). Morton, Joe, 1947- (voice actor.). Neeson, Liam, (voice actor.). Novick, Lynn, (television director,, television producer.). Rhys, Matthew, 1974- (voice actor.). Streep, Meryl, (voice actor.). Ward, Geoffrey C., (screenwriter.). Welt, Mike, (television producer.). Whitford, Bradley, (voice actor.). Zengel, Helena, 2008- (voice actor.). Florentine Films, (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (publisher.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (broadcaster.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781531715014
Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (360 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
Publisher: Arlington, Virginia : PBS, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on PBS as a three-part documentary television series in 2022. Title from container. "Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container.
Formatted Contents Note:	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-).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematography, Buddy Squires and Wojciech Staroń ; edited by Tricia Reidy and Charles E. Horton.
Participant or Performer Note:	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.
Target Audience Note:	E.
System Details Note:	DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound, 2.0 stereophonic.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	Audio track in English, Spanish, captions in English, Spanish.