The U.S. and the Holocaust.

Resource Information

The work The U.S. and the Holocaust. represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Haverhill Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The U.S. and the Holocaust.

Statement of responsibility

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

Title variation

• U.S. and the Holocaust
• United States and the Holocaust

Title variation remainder

a history to be reckoned with

Contributor

• Lucas, Josh
• Ward, Geoffrey C.
• McCormick, Carolyn
• Morton, Joe, 1947-
• Welt, Mike
• Neeson, Liam
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• Arkin, Adam
• Novick, Lynn
• Botstein, Sarah, 1972-
• PBS Distribution (Firm)
• Florentine Films
• Burns, Ken, 1953-
• Coyote, Peter
• Davis, Hope, 1967-
• Zengel, Helena, 2008-
• Giamatti, Paul
• Gilliatt, Olivia
• Rhys, Matthew, 1974-
• Whitford, Bradley
• Gould, Elliott
• Streep, Meryl
• Guyer, Murphy
• Herzog, Werner, 1942-

Broadcaster

• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Film director

• Novick, Lynn
• Botstein, Sarah, 1972-
• Burns, Ken, 1953-

Film producer

• Botstein, Sarah, 1972-
• Welt, Mike
• Novick, Lynn
• Burns, Ken, 1953-

Narrator

• Coyote, Peter

Production company

• Florentine Films

Publisher

• PBS Distribution (Firm)

Screenwriter

• Ward, Geoffrey C.

Voice actor

• Neeson, Liam
• Arkin, Adam
• Davis, Hope, 1967-
• Giamatti, Paul
• Gilliatt, Olivia
• Gould, Elliott
• Guyer, Murphy
• Herzog, Werner, 1942-
• Lucas, Josh
• McCormick, Carolyn
• Morton, Joe, 1947-
• Rhys, Matthew, 1974-
• Streep, Meryl
• Whitford, Bradley
• Zengel, Helena, 2008-

Subject

• World War, 1939-1945 -- Press coverage -- United States
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Public opinion
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Historical television programs
• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence
• Documentary television programs
• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Foreign public opinion, American
• Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• National socialism in popular culture -- United States
• Nonfiction television programs

Genre

• Historical television programs
• Documentary television programs
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Nonfiction television programs

Language

• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

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

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

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

Dewey number

940.53/180973

Intended audience

TV rating: TV-MA

Language note

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

LC call number

D804.45.U55

LC item number

U55 2022

PerformerNote

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

Runtime

360

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action