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As World War II begins, Americans are united in their disapproval of Nazi brutality but divided on whether to act. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Meanwhile, Charles Lindbergh and isolationists battle with Roosevelt to try to keep America out of the war. Germany invades the Soviet Union and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.
Original Release
09/19/2022
US Release
09/19/2022
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Coyote | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
| Daniel Mendelsohn | Self - Writer |
| Guy Stern | Self - St. Louis, Missouri / Self - Hildesheim, U.S. Army |
| Peter Hayes | Self - Historian |
| Deborah Lipstadt | Self - Historian |
| Mae Ngai | Self - Historian |
| Daniel Greene | Self - Historian |
| Susan Hilsenrath | Self - Bad Kreuznach, Germany |
| Joseph Hilsenrath | Self - Bad Kreuznach, Germany |
| Nell Irvin Painter | Self - Historian |
Directors
Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Coyote | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
| Daniel Mendelsohn | Self - Writer |
| Guy Stern | Self - St. Louis, Missouri / Self - Hildesheim, U.S. Army |
| Peter Hayes | Self - Historian |
| Deborah Lipstadt | Self - Historian |
| Mae Ngai | Self - Historian |
| Daniel Greene | Self - Historian |
| Susan Hilsenrath | Self - Bad Kreuznach, Germany |
| Joseph Hilsenrath | Self - Bad Kreuznach, Germany |
| Nell Irvin Painter | Self - Historian |
| Marlene Jaeger Mendelsohn | Self - Shmiel's Niece |
| Sol Messinger | Self - Berlin, Germany |
| Eva Geiringer | Self - Vienna, Austria |
| Rebecca Erbelding | Self - Historian |
| Timothy Snyder | Self - Historian |
| Adam Arkin | (voice) |
| Paul Corning | (voice) |
| Leon Dische Becker | (voice) (as Léon Dische Becker) |
| Paul Giamatti | (voice) / Madison Grant |
| Olivia Gilliatt | (voice) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sarah Botstein | Producer |
| Ken Burns | Producer |
| Lynn Novick | Producer |
| Lucas Frank | Producer |
| Vanessa Gonzalez-Block | Producer |
| Madeline Little | Producer |
| Stephen Sowers | Producer |
| Mike Welt | Producer |
