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3 part television depiction of the years 1935-1945 as seen from the perspective of 2 German families, one Jewish and the other Aryan. Winner of 8 Emmy awards!
Original Release
04/16/1978 on NBC
US Release
04/16/1978
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joseph Bottoms | Rudi Weiss |
Tovah Feldshuh | Helena Slomova / Helena Slomová |
Rosemary Harris | Berta Palitz Weiss |
Tony Haygarth | Heinz Muller / Heinz Müller |
Michael Moriarty | Erik Dorf |
Deborah Norton | Marta Dorf |
George Rose | Lowy / Franz Lowy |
Robert Stephens | Uncle Kurt Dorf |
Sam Wanamaker | Moses Weiss |
David Warner | Reinhard Heydrich / Heydrich |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Part 1: 1935-1940 | Sunday, 16 April 1978 |
2 | Part 2: 1941-1942 | Monday, 17 April 1978 |
3 | Part 3: 1942-1944 | Tuesday, 18 April 1978 |
4 | Part 4: 1944-1945 | Wednesday, 19 April 1978 |
5 | Part 5: The Liberation | Thursday, 20 April 1978 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joseph Bottoms | Rudi Weiss |
Tovah Feldshuh | Helena Slomova / Helena Slomová |
Rosemary Harris | Berta Palitz Weiss |
Tony Haygarth | Heinz Muller / Heinz Müller |
Michael Moriarty | Erik Dorf |
Deborah Norton | Marta Dorf |
George Rose | Lowy / Franz Lowy |
Robert Stephens | Uncle Kurt Dorf |
Sam Wanamaker | Moses Weiss |
David Warner | Reinhard Heydrich / Heydrich |
Fritz Weaver | Dr. Josef Weiss |
James Woods | Karl Weiss |
Charles Korvin | Dr. Kohn |
Stanley Lebor | Zalman |
Käte Jaenicke | Frau Lowy |
Tom Bell | Adolf Eichmann |
Meryl Streep | Inga Helms Weiss |
John Bailey | Hans Frank |
Michael Beck | Hans Helms |
T.P. McKenna | Blobel |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Herbert Brodkin | Executive Producer |
Robert Berger | Producer |
Pia Arnold | Producer |
Editors
Stephen A. Rotter, Robert M. Reitano, Craig McKay, Alan Heim, Brian Smedley-Aston
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1979 | Golden Globe | Best Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
1979 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
1979 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama or Comedy Series | Won |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Drama Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Won |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series | Won |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series | Won |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series | Won |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Limited Series | Won |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series | Won |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Won |