Holocaust : the story of the family Weiss
(DVD) 

Director of photography, Brian West ; supervising film editor, Stephen A. Rotter ; music, Morton Gould.

James Woods, Meryl Streep, Michael Moriarty, Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Fritz Weaver, Rosemary Harris, David Warner, Anthony Haygarth, Sam Wanamaker, Blanche Baker.

Originally released as a CBS miniseries in 1978.

"Follows the tragedy and triumph of the Weiss family of Berlin and intertwines their fate as European Jews with the story of a German family, the Dorfs, whose members include a high-ranking Nazi officer ... Uses the stories of these fictional families to portray the atrocities against the Jewish people from the 1930s to 1945, and presents a heart-wrenching portrait of their struggle"--Container.

DVD format, NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Emmy Awards, 1978: Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama or Comedy Series (Peggy Farrell, Edith Almoslino) ; Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Marvin J. Chomsky) ; Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series (Stephen A. Rotter, Robert M. Reitano, Craig McKay, Alan Heim, Brain Smedley-Aston) ; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series (Michael Moriarty) ; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series (Meryl Streep) ; Outstanding Limited Series (Herbert Brodkin, Robert Berger) ; Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series (Blanche Baker) ; Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series (Gerald Green).

Golden Globes, USA, 1979: Golden Globe - Best TV Actor - Drama (Michael Moriarty) ; Best TV Actress - Drama (Rosemary Harris)