How Holocaust came to Television (2019): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2019, How Holocaust came to Television is a documentary film directed by Alice Agneskirchner, running about 44 minutes.

What it’s about. At the beginning of 1979, after more than 30 years of collective repression, a dramatized and emotional US television miniseries ensured that the German population was suddenly reminded of the terrible Nazi crimes against the Jews. What is now expressed with the hitherto unknown word Holocaust, hits many millions of people in the heart. The unexpected echo and the audience reactions were fierce. Even before the TV broadcast neo-Nazis blasted in vain transmitting towers in Germany to prevent this. From the creation and the shooting over the broadcast to the tremendous reactions, documentary filmmaker Alice Agneskirchner tells the story of this emotional television event, which led to a paradigm shift in the perception of German Nazi crimes.

Who’s in it. How Holocaust came to Television stars Nadja Schulz-Berlinghoff as Narrator, Rosemary Harris as Self, Blanche Baker as Self and Michael Moriarty as Self, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch How Holocaust came to Television page.

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