Holocaust, Part 1: The Gathering Darkness

Duration: 1:44

Year Published: 1978

Creator: Titus Productions

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Introduces the main characters of the series, focusing on the trials of a Jewish family: Dr. Josef Weiss, his wife Berta, and their children Karl, Rudi, and Anna. Parallels the Weiss family saga with the story of Nazi Erik Dorf and his wife Marta. Celebrates the marriage of Karl Weiss to Inga Helms, a middle-class Catholic girl. Portrays Frau Weiss' parents who are driven to commit suicide when German mobs rage through Berlin streets, terrorizing the Jewish population. Follows Karl's arrest and confinement at Buchenwald. Depicts Anna, having lost her mind after being raped by Nazi hoodlums, dying in the gas chambers. Observes Dr. Weiss as he is deported to Poland and follows Rudi's escape to Czechoslovakia. Stars James Woods, Meryl Streep, Fritz Weaver, Rosemary Harris, Joseph Bottoms, and Michael Moriarty.

Complete Record: Introduces the main characters of the series, focusing on the trials of a Jewish family: Dr. Josef Weiss, his wife Berta, and their children Karl, Rudi, and Anna. Parallels the Weiss family saga with the story of Nazi Erik Dorf and his wife Marta. Celebrates the marriage of Karl Weiss to Inga Helms, a middle-class Catholic girl. Portrays Frau Weiss' parents who are driven to commit suicide when German mobs rage through Berlin streets, terrorizing the Jewish population. Follows Karl's arrest and confinement at Buchenwald. Depicts Anna, having lost her mind after being raped by Nazi hoodlums, dying in the gas chambers. Observes Dr. Weiss as he is deported to Poland and follows Rudi's escape to Czechoslovakia. Stars James Woods, Meryl Streep, Fritz Weaver, Rosemary Harris, Joseph Bottoms, and Michael Moriarty., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.