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Holocaust

1978Show1 season4 episodes

DramaWar & Politics
76
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.0

A deeply moving, profoundly sad drama series about history and society, with standout performances and world-building.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Episodes

1 season · 4 episodes · best: S1E4 "Part 4: 1944-1945" 8.1

Episodes

7.9

Story

A story of hope in a time of despair

Berlin, Germany, 1935. The day Karl Weiss, a Jewish painter, and Inga Helms, a Christian woman, marry, is the one in which both of them and the entire Weiss family are caught up in the maelstrom of the Nazi regime, the storms of World War II and the horrors of the criminal Final Solution, the Holocaust, the Shoah; while Erik Dorf, an ambitious lawyer, undertakes his fall into hell at the hands of the sinister Reinhard Heydrich.

Feels like

  • Historical Epic
  • WWII Drama
  • Genocide Depiction
  • Family Saga
  • Tragic & Somber
  • Political Persecution
  • Human Resilience
  • Educational Value
  • Socio-Political Commentary

Cast

24 of 47 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Marvin J. Chomsky
Written by
Gerald Green
Produced by
Robert Berger
Music by
Morton Gould

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Facts

April 16, 1978 · April 19, 1978 · Ended

First aired
April 16, 1978
Last aired
April 19, 1978
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 4 episodes
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes
Genres
Drama, War & Politics
Original language
English
Also spoken
Czech, French, German, Hebrew, Russian
Made in
United States
Available in
7 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

Grandpa the Veteran, Anyone Can Die, Someone to Remember Him By +9

  • Grandpa the Veteran
  • Anyone Can Die
  • Someone to Remember Him By
  • You Are Worth Hell
  • Lovable Jock
  • Heel Realization
  • Used to Be a Sweet Kid
  • Dead Guy Junior
  • Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
  • Spoiled Sweet
  • Fingore
  • Bittersweet Ending

12 of 31 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream Holocaust?"

Questions about Holocaust

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Holocaust?

It streams in 5 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is Holocaust worth watching?

76
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76 (IMDb 8).

Will I feel good after watching Holocaust?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is Holocaust plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.

What tropes does Holocaust use?

Grandpa the VeteranAnyone Can DieSomeone to Remember Him ByYou Are Worth HellLovable JockHeel RealizationUsed to Be a Sweet KidDead Guy JuniorEvil Cannot Comprehend GoodSpoiled SweetFingoreBittersweet Endingand 19 more

TV Tropes lists 31 tropes for it, including Grandpa the Veteran, Anyone Can Die, and Someone to Remember Him By.