5/5 Holocaust
  by Chris Converse (Wasilla, Alaska)
Excellent 5 part mini series. This follows the family of a Jewish doctor beginning in Berlin just as the Nazi regime is raising to power. Deportation, Warsaw ghetto, concentration camps, gassing, fighting in the resistance, the story follows each family member. While it cannot actually show the horror, it does give an excellent account of what happened and the progression from prewar life to the ghetto and then the death camps. It also follows a German man who needs a job so joins the SS and slowly becomes a very cold blooded planner of Jewish extermination.

The cast is top notch and acting excellent. I usually don't watch movies twice but I am now watching this series for the second time. I like the way it is set up as a series and I watch one episode per evening. This is a must have for the video library of anyone who has an interest in the happenings of that time.

5/5 Much better than I thought it might be...
  by Tracy Cramer (Japan)
At first I was concerned that a TV mini-series made in the late 1970's just wouldn't hold up to 2009 "entertainment" standards, if that is the right word for such a painful topic.

But I was moved by how truly affecting it really is. Although it is a story that deals with the lives of I think 8 different characters, and therefore suffers from a slight loss in character identification, it remains a powerful film. The production values are superb, most of the acting is outstanding, and from what I know of that period in history (via Richard Evans' great books and others I've read) it manages to convey, accurately, the main events through the characters' experiences, and without undue exposition. Having said that, I think one's appreciation of the of the story can be helped by knowing the basic outline of the major events of the period, and the prime players in the Third Reich before watching the film. Recommended!

5/5 The holocaust
  by Michael A. Smith
I first watched this mini sereis when it was first released on TV back in the late 1970's. I found it extremely moving then, and it has not lost any of the powerful messages thirty years on. I thoroughly recommend it.

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4/5 Holocaust
  by Markus Brielli (Midwest)
This is a very well done TV mini-series from 1978. I remember seeing it then and being quite moved by the acting and the historical accuracy. I often use it to teach the Holocaust to my own students. It is a piece that should be used in every classroom. Minor flaws with the film are that there are no subtitles available. (The cast is made up of German, Polish, Russian, British, Hungarian, and American actors. It is sometimes difficult to understand the dialog without the guide of a glossary of terms.) Some of the acting is a little overdone, but overall, all of the characters are made believable. The historical locations become vivid, also, so much so, that students want to visit these places in 2009. I would highly recommend this film for those just beginning the study of the Holocaust. This movie contains information that cannot be found in many others of it's genre. Kristallnacht, the beginning of the camps, the suffering of the families, Zyklon-B, the ghettos, etc. are topics often never mentioned in later movies. This movie lives true to its original plotline of being "The first effective docu/drama about the Holocaust!"