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The story spans a decade, 1935 to 1945, in the lives of two families living in Nazi Germany. We follow the tragedy and triumph of the Weiss family--Dr. Joseph Weiss, a skilled physician. Parellelling their saga is the story of Erik Dorf, an impoverished lawyer who, prodded on by his ambitious wife...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Titus Productions, Worldvision Home Video Incorporated
Other Authors: Bottoms, Joseph, Streep, Meryl, Baker, B. (Blanche), Chomsky, Marvin J.
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Worldvision Home Video Inc., [1983?]
Subjects:
Weiss family.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities > Drama.
Holocaust motion picture.
Feature films.
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Summary:The story spans a decade, 1935 to 1945, in the lives of two families living in Nazi Germany. We follow the tragedy and triumph of the Weiss family--Dr. Joseph Weiss, a skilled physician. Parellelling their saga is the story of Erik Dorf, an impoverished lawyer who, prodded on by his ambitious wife, Marta, joins the SS and swiftly rises to become an aide to Heydrich, chief strategist for devising plans for "the final solution" of Europe's Jews.
Item Description:Videocassette release of the 1978 motion picture.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:3 videocassettes (450 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Photography, Brian West ; editors, Stephen A. Rotter, Alan Heim and Brian Smedley-Aston ; music, Morton Gould ; costumes, Peggy Farrell and Edith Almoslino.