Holocaust Reviews

• One of the best depictions of the Holocaust on screen!

  
  By A1POFVVXUZR3IQ on 2008-02-22
  I used to teach Holocaust history for about 8 years at the high school level, and have not only read many books on the subject but also watched numerous films on the genre. This 1978 mini-series is in my opinion, one of the best depictions of the Holocaust on screen.
  
  The series is set in Germany right about the time Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party are in power [the period covered is about 1935-45]. The series focusses on the trials of the Weiss family, a prominent Jewish family with the patriarch being a decorated war veteran, a grandmother, two sons, Dr Josef Weiss [Fritz Weaver] and his wife Berta [Rosemary Harris], a pharmacist Moses Weiss [Sam Wanamaker], and three grandchildren, an artist Karl [James Woods], a rebel Rudi [Joseph Bottoms], and young Anna.
  
  The series begins with the celebration of the marriage between Karl [James Woods] and his Aryan wife Inga [Meryl Streep]. The Weiss portray the assimilated Jewish family, they are not particularly religious yet proud to be Jewish, and are at ease with their Gentile friends. Yet, dark clouds are starting to gather over them and the rest of Germany's Jews as the Nazi party's anti-semitic policies are about to be put into action. It begins with little things like Dr Josef Weiss not being able to treat his Aryan patients anymore and things get worse from that point on. Kristallnacht [Night of the Broken Glass] sees the destruction of Jewish property and businesses and worse is to come.
  
  The series tries to portray the gradual persecution of the Jews before the escalation into the horror that became the Shoah. Dr Weiss is deported to Poland, where he ends up with his brother Moses in the Warsaw Ghetto. The other members of the family are also to suffer as Karl the artist is sent off to a concentration camp, leaving his wife Inga desperate to hear news of him. Rudi leaves home to join the partisans, and his mother and sister are left to fend for themselves.
  
  There are some truly horrifying scenes in this series and may not be suitable for younger viewers. Mass murder, such as Jews being burned alive, the Babi Yar Massacre in the Ukraine, and of course the gassings are all portrayed with a high degree of realism that makes one flinch and grieve at the same time for all the innocent lives lost.
  
  The series not only focusses on the Weiss family, for there is a parallel storyline involving a German named Erik Dorff [Michael Moriarty], an unemployed lawyer who at the behest of his wife decides to join the infamous SS, reporting directly to Reinhard Heydrich[ David Warner], the blond beast who was responsible for implementing many of Hitler's sadistic policies against the Jews. We see how Erik keeps justifying the murder of innocents ["We must keep killing them, don't you see? If we stop it's an admission of guilt!], and how he turns out to be such a cold-blooded human with no feelings whatsoever [a brief attack of conscience is soon forgotten]. This is very reminiscent of many of the high-ranking SS officers in history, as Rudolf Hoss, the Commandant of Auschwitz himself remained unrepentant till the end.
  
  I am very glad that this amazing series of such important historic significance is to be finally made available on DVD and i hope that it will portray the series in its entirety with preferably added features such as interviews with the cast etc. A must-have for anyone interested in the Holocaust!
  
  UPDATE: The DVD set contains 3 discs, and is NR. It runs approx. 7 hrs and 29 mins. There are unfortunately, no bonus features which is a disappointment considering this is the 30 year Anniversary edition. It would have been nice to have some interviews with cast members, the director, producer , even a Making Of segment.The quality of the picture transfer is average. But, given that this epic mini-series has taken 3 decades to be made available on DVD, and the discounted price here on Amazon, I have few complaints.
  
  

• Please make this available!

  
  By A26SPAD93IGOB8 on 2005-05-17
  I agree with the reviewers who have lamented the fact that this excellent mini-series is not yet available on DVD. It is a profound, deeply moving presentation, with outstanding performances, including those by Meryl Streep, Fritz Weaver as the Jewish Doctor and Michael Murphy is superb at the Nazi. I highly recommend this series, and I do hope that it will be available soon.
  
  

• Great mini series

  
  By AEJAFBCTVLV9Q on 2005-04-13
  I cannot believe that this mini series has not been released on DVD. This is the best holocaust movie ever made. It shows the holocaust not only from the perspective of the Jews but of the germans also. Please bring it out on DVD so I can buy it.
  
  

• GLAD IT'S ON DVD... BUT COULD BE BETTER

  
  By A3HXUHZSCR2W1Q on 2008-05-29
  I PRE-ORDERED THIS SET AS SOON AS IT WAS ANNOUNCED.I SAW THIS MINISERIES
  BACK IN 1978 WHEN IT AIRED ON NBC OVER 4 NIGHTS.THE AMAZON PRICE FOR THIS
  ITEM IS GREAT AT ONLY $19.95 - BUT THE CONTENT IS NOT SO GREAT.PICTURE
  AND SOUND IS O.K.-NO MORE.PRINTED IN SMALL LETTERS ON THE BACK OF THE
  BOX IS THE DISCLAIMER "MAY BE EDITED FROM THE ORIGINAL NETWORK BROADCAST"
  MAYBE IS RIGHT..THIS SET CLOCKS IN AT ABOUT 449 MINUTES WHICH IS 26-34
  MINUTES LESS THE FULL RUNNING TIME.WHATS MORE THERE ARE NO FEATURES ON
  THIS 3 DISC SET-NOT A SINGLE ONE.CBS VIDEO AND PARAMOUNT SHOULD BE ASHAMED
  OF THEMSELVES..THE 30 YEAR "ANNIVERSARY EDITION" OF THIS MINISERIES WHICH
  WAS TRULY A TELEVISION LANDMARK DESERVED MUCH,MUCH BETTER..
  
  

• Harrowing, Disturbing,Real.

  
  By A1L10RN9ZBSWK3 on 2003-07-03
  *(If anyone knows when this DVD will be released please say so i would very much like to know)

  I have only recently come across this mini-series after renting it from my videostore and only even heard of this when researching more on Meryl Streep after viewing her incredible performnce in "Sophie's Choice".

  Admirers of Ms.Streep won't be dissapointed in her performance nor will they with the rest.

  Spanning over a decade (1935-1945), "Holocaust" focuses on the Weiss Family of Berlin and all the terror that each individual faces during their darkest days.

  The characters are endearing and audiences will easily empathise with the strife they face.

  This docu-drama is an accurate and on several occasions, highly disturbing account of man's inhumanity to mankind.

  It's won 8 out of 16 emmy awards (1 Emmy which Meryl Streep won) and deserves each one.

  I believe that every jewish man and woman should see this film and anyone else who is interested in History's blackest decade.
  
  

• It's Long but absorbing
  By A25XGZX0YRTJKN on 2000-06-10
  The story related in this film is nothing new. What is (to me at least) unique about it is the way it is presented.

  We follow two families from the rise to power of the Nazi party in German (circa 1934 or so) to the end of World War II. The Weiss family (a Jewish family) and the Dorf's, who portrays an SS family man's perspective.

  As the film unfolds we are treated to the unjustness, apprehension and then horror to which the Jews of Europe were subjected -- thru the experiences of the family Weiss - their family slowly broken up and sent away, first to ghettos, then ultimately to the death camps.

  On the other side, we see where a 'typical' SS man comes from. Erik Dorf is an unemployed lawyer whose wife is sickly (and under the care of Dr Josef Weiss) without even the liklihood of a job. Concerned with how to pay his debts, he ends up a lieutenant of the SS working directly for Heydrich.

  What is most interesting to me in the story is the transformation of young Dorf from a conscientous young man with high hopes into an SS Major, a merciless killer. It provides an insight as to why so many were anxious to wear the black uniform of the SS. One has to ask the question, "What would I do if I were living in those times and in that situation? Would I speak out and end up in a labor camp with the outcasts, or would I follow society and try to survive the turmoil?".

  Characterizations are good and wholly believable. There is much which tells of the dilemma some of the German aryan people must have felt. For instance, Inga Helms Weiss -- aryan wife of the Jewish Karl Weiss; 'Uncle' Kurt Dorf -- who tried to keep a handful of Jews from Auswitz's death chambers; and Father Lichtenberg -- a christian priest who spoke out for the Jews and their plight.

  If you'd like to understand what human beings must have felt and had to endure in Nazi Germany - on both sides of the fence - this is a good film to watch. If you're looking for an action story, you'll be disappointed.

  ~P~
  
  

• Educational and Important Video
  By on 2000-07-31
  Of all the movies made on this most horrific period of history, "Holocaust" is one of the most haunting and effective adaptations. The subtitle is "The Story of Man's Inhumanity to Man" and the title rings so true within the context of the story. Told through the eyes of two fictional Berlin families, the Weiss' and the Dorf's.

  The Weiss' are an upper middle class German-Jewish family led by Joseph Weiss, a highly educated doctor and a "proper" and dignified mother, Berta, who spends her days playing Mozart and enjoying her perfect family life. Very shortly that world is destroyed and these dignified and decent people are stripped of everything, even their humanity. Their children and relatives are led to suffer no less.

  The Dorf's are a German-Christian couple with two small children. Erik Dorf is an out of work lawyer who has a sickly wife. His great misfortune is his extrememly weak mind. He is unable to say "no" to his extremely selfish and domineering wife and he lets her make all the decisions for him. Because of her prodding, he joins the SS to become one of Hitler's Henchmen, responsible for the deaths of millions of innocents. It is interesting to note that he was a patient of Dr. Weiss and seeminly neutral towards Jews, as he even first admits to Heydrich when he joins the SS. His weak mind, insecurity and his domineering wife add to his ever faultering conscience. He becomes so full of denial at what he does, that he justifies the murder of millions of innocent people as if he were a robot programmed to follow orders.

  There are of course the Germans that see the evil of the destruction of the Jews. Karl Weiss'(James Woods) adoring Christian wife, Inga (Meryl Streep), father Lichtenberg (a real non-fictionalized character) who led sermons to pray for the Jews and to aknowledge their persecution(he was eventually sent to a death camp), and Erik Dorf's uncle, who cannot believe that the young boy he once knew is now a murderer of so many.

  Through the eyes of these two families, this movie becomes an educational insight into what a horrific and uncomprehensible era this was. The true story of man's inhumanity to man.
  
  

• remarkable
  By A2X25C107CSLOR on 2001-06-10
  This legendary Emmy-winning 1978 TV miniseries is remarkable for many reasons, not the least for featuring Meryl Streep in an early role. Here she wears long blonde-auburn hair and is very focused. Perhaps her ambition explains the lack of affectation so wearying in her star performances. Playing a Polish Catholic with ironic comparisons with her later Sophie's Choice, she uses her American accent. In fact the international cast which includes James Woods, Fritz Weaver, Sam Wanamaker, Rosemary Harris, Ian Holm, David Warner and Michael Moriarty are a mix of accents but it does not jar since the script by Gerald Green and the direction by Marvin J Chomsky are so good. The video release is 3 tapes and 7.5 hours long, presenting the story of the members of the Jewish Weiss family as they live and die through Europe from 1935-1945. Cynics may baulk at the chance of someone being present or involved in every major event but Weiss is a big family and the approach personalises historical abstraction. I particularly like Green's insight into Nazi internal politics, the fact that there is no Hitler character, and Chomsky's decision not to show inside the gas chambers. Any attempt would be a disappointment and seeing someone eyehole it and then describe it as like "Dante's Inferno" allows you to imagine your own nightmare. A moving and intelligent must see. It should be noted that the original series ran 9.5 hours.
  
  
• MICHAEL PEASLEY'S HOLOCAUST SKINNY
  By A1NQMZUME3OUUN on 2002-03-03
  THE SKINNEY ON THIS TALE OF ONE OF HISTORY'S DARKEST PERIODS IS THAT IT IS EVERYTHING SHINDLERS LIST WAS ASPIRING TO BE. THIS MOVIE IS SUPERB. MICHAEL MORIARITY, STREEP, WOODS ALL TURNED IN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES IN THEIR THEN YOUNG CAREERS(PROBABLY PUT THEM ON THE MAP). LIKE SHINDLERS LIST, THIS MOVIE SHOWS HUMOR AS WELL AS HORROR. THIS MOVIE IS A LITTLE MORE GRAPHIC AND DEALS MORE WITH 'FATAL' SOLUTION WHEREAS SHND LIST DEALT WITH THE SAVING OF LIFE. HOLOCAUST FOLLOWS A FICTICIOUS FAMILY THROUGH THEIR ORDEAL TOUCHING DIFFERENT NON-FICTIONAL EVENTS AND CHARACTERS. SHNDLR LIST FOCUSES ON THE NON-FICTIONAL RELATIONSHIP OF ONE MAN WITH THE HUNDREDS HE SAVED. HOLOCAUST IS A MUST SEE, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG ADULTS WHO TAKE CIVIL LIBERTIES FOR GRANTED. HOLOCAUST IS LOADED WITH HISTORICAL EVENTS EVEN THOUGH THE STORY REVOLVES AROUND A FICTIONAL FAMILY. REMOVE THE 'FAMILIE WEISS' AND YOU HAVE A HISTORY LESSON ( RIGHT DOWN TO HIMMLER BEING SICKENED AT THE SIGHT OF WHAT HE ORDERED DONE). SIE MUSSEN DIESEN FILM ANSHAUEN.
  
  
• Holocaust
  By A146BY1JBVMVQ8 on 2005-07-26
  I hope that this film is released in the NEAR future on DVD. I remember watching this mini-series in the 70s. I would love to add this film to my library of WWII films. I was so moved by the drama and human struggles depicted in this film.
  
  
• Accurate history set to the finest mini-series
  By A1BQPKQHV78M8 on 2005-02-02
  The "Holocaust" mini-series is still the most accurate depiction of the Jewish plight during the Second World War. The Holocaust mini-series was NBC's answer to ABC's "Roots". Although the mini-series is over seven hours long, it never misses a beat. The mini-series is over 25 years old and it can hardly qualify as dated. The only thing that remains is a crisp DVD transfer. For the time being if one wants the best picture quality available, I recommend tracking down a copy recorded in SP.
  
  "Holocaust" is very appealing due to its historical accuracy and completeness. The time span that the miniseries covers is equivalent to that of the reign of the Third Reich (1933-1945). True events are depicted with the broad frame of the Holocaust. But in the end, the most likeable part of "Holocaust" is its character portrayals be it historical or fictional. The historical characters are brilliantly portrayed by some of England's finest actors. David Warner plays Reinhard Heydrich with the utmost conviction. It is no wonder that he won an Emmy for his performance. Ian Holm (known to today's audience as Bilbo from Lord of the Rings) likewise is excellent as Heinrich Himmler. Other historical characters that are well portrayed are Adolf Eichmann, Hans Frank, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Rudolf Hoess, and Mordecai Anielewicz. The fictional characters of the Weiss family and Erik Dorf (astounding performance by Michael Moriarty) serves a purpose as well to say the least. The Weiss family characters were created to give the viewer the Jewish perspective of the war. When the family is eventually separated from each other, the viewer has the opportunity to witness the events of Babi Yar, Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Kristallnacht, and the Warsaw uprising to name a few. James Woods, Meryl Streep and Rosemary Harris (she currently plays Aunt May in the Spider-man movies) do a wonderful job bringing these characters to life. But it is ultimately Michael Moriarty who really shines with his brilliant performance as the cold-blooded Nazi Erik Dorf. Although the character of Erik Dorf is fictional, it provides the viewer with a plausible scenario as to how an "ordinary" obscure German can rise through the ranks of the Third Reich and become evil personified.
  
  The soundtrack to "Holocaust" consists of original music composed by Morton Gould as well as samples of music by Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin. The music in general has its hints of melancholy and echoes of an earlier peaceful German society.
  
  "Holocaust" also correctly portrays the Catholic Church in good light by presenting the true historical figure of Fr. Bernhard Lichtenberg (who along with Maximilian Kolbe and Edith Stein died for their faith). It is an important aspect of the mini-series because recently the Catholic Church has been unjustly attacked with the accusation that Pope Pius XII did nothing for the Jews during the war. Nothing could be further from the truth. After all, shortly after the war Jewish leaders ranging from Golda Meir to Albert Einstein praised Pope Pius XII for saving tens of thousands of Jews. It was only with the release of the fictional play "The Deputy" that people jumped on the bandwagon and began their assaults on Pius XII. It is a pity that a man who saved more lives than Oskar Schindler and Raoul Wallenberg combined should be so vilified. The fact of the matter is that today's liberal media now downplays Pope Pius XII's heroic achievements so as to make them appear as if they never occurred. For further illumination on the subject, I highly recommend the book "Hitler, the War, and the Pope" by Ronald J. Rychlak.
  
  
• How long do we have to wait???????
  By A1S3F7Q4EDTACW on 2006-05-30
  One of the best if not THE BEST dramatization of that horrific period of human history. The story is about the Family Weiss, an upper class German Family, who happened to be Jewish, and because they were Jewish were considered "unworthy of life" WHO DARES TO SAY THAT OF ANYONE? The tapestry is woven of the doctor and his stalward wife as his family and extended family is removed, one by one, from the face of human history. I, a non-Jew, can never forget nor forgive my government for standing by and allowing this horror to go on, because it was inconvenient or not top priority at the time. PLEASE, PLEASE bring this video statement to DVD ASAP! We've waited long enough.
  
  
• Holocaust -- The Mini Series
  By A1EOMVM7MS35UD on 2000-01-27
  This aired as a mini-series on NBC back in the 1978 - 1979 time frame, before VCRs were really household gadgets. It haunted me then and I never forgot it. I look for a long time before locating a copy of it to see it again. I honestly believe that this telling of the events had more of an impact on me than did "Shindler's List". I don't say that to distract from it, but to add credibility to this feature. I think it takes about seven hours to watch it from end to end, but it is riveting and unforgetful. It's not Hollywood's special effects, it is GREAT acting and an awesome chain of events that makes this worth watching.
  
  
• Excellent introduction to the Holocaust
  By A1SRATUNPEFB9D on 2006-02-05
  This is one of the finest shows about the Holocaust, and it does not lose it's importance over the years. In fact, it is probably more important today than ever before. Please....bring this show out again in DVD. It has never been printed in DVD in the US, and it would be great if it was!
  
  
• Haunting and Sorrowful, But...
  By ADVG53CA4FTWI on 2002-06-09
  I was a kid when I saw the mini-series on TV in Italy. I remember sitting on the couch with my entire family since my mother wanted us to see what happened to the Jews during WWII in Nazi Germany. Back then, what I saw made an everlasting impression and got me hooked on everything that was Jewish. Since then, I've been reading books and watching movies and documentaries on the Children of Abraham... Anyway, after more than twenty years, I rented this TV movie to bring back the memories of the old times. The movie is moving and compelling. The only criticism that I have is that it uses the broad term Christianity when it's actually specifically referring to Catholicism; also, in a couple of scenes it looks like an apologetic portrayal of Catholicism as the last bastion against the Nazi horror, when it is common knowledge that the Catholic church had at last a dubious role in the handling of the matter of the Jews during that period. Other than that, the movie is truly poignant and well acted by the protagonists. Perhaps, the most incredible thing is how those monsters could coldly murders millions of innocent people and then go back to their families at Christmas, sing "Silent Night," and boldly proclaim to their children that they were defending the civilization of Western Europe from the threat of the Jews, the killers of Christ, like they themselves, with their folly, were not killing the spirit of Christ not one, but six million times.
  
  
• One of the Best Films About the Holocaust
  By on 2004-01-04
  I first saw this miniseries at the age of 14. As a young, black female, I had heard only bits and pieces about the Holocaust and really didn't understand the Nazi atrocities. That all changed after watching 8 hours of this miniseries. From that moment on, I developed an overwhelming sense of empathy for Jewish people and hatred of Nazism. My own race had suffered horribly during slavery but I had never heard of nor seen anything like the cruelty of Nazi Germany.

  It is now 2004. I am watching a rebroadcast of the Holocaust. After all these years, it still ellicits strong emotions from me - tears, anger and fear. Yes, fear. Fear because something like this may happen again. Fear because antisemitism is growing throughout the world. Fear because people are trying to deny the truth of the holocaust.

  This miniseries gives me hope though. Hope that people will never forget and never want to be a party to such inhumanity, cruelty and horror. The strong performances, historical accuracy, and excellent writing make this miniseries not only a great piece of filmmaking but also a piece of evidence that hopefully will keep any human being from treating another like a piece of garbage.
  
  

• Powerful & Moving
  By A1SRATUNPEFB9D on 2005-01-27
  This made for TV Saga was one of the best presentations I have ever seen on the Holocaust. I believe that all people of conscience should view this excellent and important film. It is absolutely appropriate for all ages, and is also important in our world today. We must never forget- lest we repeat the atrocities of history.
  
  
• Holocaust Television Series (1978)
  By AG9XWMDHG1QGY on 2006-04-01
  I have waited patiently for this phenomenal movie series to become available of dvd. Please, please allow a new generation to experience the reality of the terror inflicted on the Jewish people. As human beings, we must NEVER forget and this is a vital tool to keep that memory alive. The perfomances were stellar and it is a crime to keep this movie in the vaults. I implore you to release its truths once again.
  
  
• Great program but disappointing DVD
  By A71EQI6QS9V8W on 2008-06-03
  The Holocaust is one of the shining moments in TV history. This quality program deserved a much better release. I video taped this program 15 years ago and the picture quality on this DVD looks no better. It looks like CBS made no effort to remaster the video or improve the sound. The picture is not sharp and is often washed out. The sound is distorted and out of tune. My Hogans Heroes (also a CBS production) discs look and sound better and are from programs 10 years older. Hopefully someone will acquire the rights to this and give it the treatment it deserves!
  
  
• A very well done, but deeply disturbing movie.
  By A3LMOEHN8G0IB4 on 2000-06-22
  I was absolutely captivated from beginning to end with this movie. In fact, so much so that I watched this movie from beginning to end in one sitting(all 7 1/2 hours). This movie gives you a good idea of what it was like to live in Germany from 1935-1945 as a Aryan German and a Jew, by following two German families in during this time period. The characters in this movie are very real and very believable. The plot and acting is excellent. I highly reccomend this movie.
  
  
• A Touching Saga
  By on 2004-03-13
  I'm not Jewish, being raised a Baptist in Shreveport, LA and pretty much an agnostic since going to college. But this series was very moving because of the irrational hatred being directed against people who didn't seem any different from the haters. I agree that Meryl Streep's role was terrific among a plethora of talented actors. Regarding the Holocaust itself (I've visited the museum in Washington, DC), what a tragic waste of human lives.
  
  
• Available from France
  By A1NJ0VKCE4EWY8 on 2005-02-17
  The series is out on DVD if you care to search for it on Amazon France. In PAL tv format of course. It has the english language and french dubbing as selectionable options.
  
  
• Why is this not available on DVD in the US??
  By AK2FCEHKV9MKF on 2005-02-24
  This is one of the all time great miniseries events .. Why is this not on DVD yet in the US?
  
  
• An outstanding lesson for generations
  By A2U12PH3NP7QU0 on 2005-10-10
  I was researching in Amazon.com trying to find this serie, wich I saw on brazilian television decades before. It's more than a TV serie, it's a vital document for humanity and an outstanding lesson for all generations who wants to be builded with strong values. I hope in a near future to find that DVD in Amazon and to show it to my kids. No doubt, it's a must-see movie.
  
  
• CBS/Paramount Hits New Low
  By A2V0V7VVM9CT0Z on 2008-07-16
  Quite frankly I didn't think that CBS/Paramount could do any worse than their mediocre (at best) transfers of Beauty and the Beast and The Waltons (not to mention the truly wretched packaging of that last series). The megacorporation has surpassed itself with their release of the important mini-series Holocaust. Not only is the transfer as poor as that of Beauty and the Beast and The Waltons but the release does not even contain the complete mini-series (caveat emptor: CBS/Paramount tells you in a microcopic sized sentence that this "may" (I love the ambiguity here) not contain the complete series.
  
  This release shows (if further evidence was needed) that CBS/Paramount does not care about the quality production of DVDs. It shows that they don't care about TV history. It shows that they don't care about consumers or they wouldn't routinely put out such poor transfers. It shows that they care only about one thing--profit (since the DVD's they release are clearly produced at the lowest possible cost to them). A pox on both their houses. DON'T BUY THIS. WRITE CBS/PARAMOUNT (VIACOM) TO COMPLAIN. If you don't do either you are perpetuating what is surely some of the worst practises within the DVD industry. And you deserve what you get.
  
  
  
• An eye-opener!
  By on 1999-05-21
  Merryl Streep is of course really great. But the movie shows the saga of not only a Jewish family but goes to great lengths to demonstrate the intimate feelings of the victims. The stories and characters are unforgetable. It is historically accurate too! The video also portrays the life of a Nazi leader who was "just a guy looking for a job" during the Depression and ends up being responsible for the murders of millions of people. This is an eye-opener!!!!!!
  
  
• timeless masterpiece
  By A3HXHW3QXM5FMP on 2008-05-29
  Finally an American release .I had a European version also on 3 discs but found the picture quality less than acceptable. The new American release I hate to say is not much of an improvement. Even watching on my Blu Ray player which upgrades standard DVD's I found the picture was not sharp and detailed. The story itself and the production are top notch.
  
  
• Holocaust
  By on 2003-11-19
  I'd seen this movie in the 7th grade. It changed my life and gave me an appreciation of the freedoms I have today.
  It is an excellent story and a MUST to see.
  
  
• "Holocaust" Sucks!
  By A1HDEDO0E29DB3 on 2005-04-05
  I am really interested in WWII and holocaust history and I have seen many great films about this topic, so when I first got Holocaust I couldn't wait to watch it. But boy, was this movie a dog. It was so borring and there was never any climax. The dullness went from hour to hour hoping it would pick up but never did. The best part of the movie is when I took it out of the VCR and donated it to a local library. It is beyond me how this mini-series gets such rave reviews from critics and viewers. If you want a really good movie about the holocaust watch a masterpiece like "War & Remembrance", "Schindler's List" or "The Scarlet and The Black".
  
  
• Please send this Mini-series out SOON !!!!!
  By A20OOOV5ZVFGK9 on 2005-06-03
  I was in junior high when this mini-series came out and we had to watch it and do a huge report on it. I rank it right up there with Shogun (TOPS!!!) I can't wait for it to finally come out on DVD when so many others have already appeared.
  
  

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