S1E1

The Gathering Darkness

Holocaust

calendar_todayApr 16, 1978 schedule131 min star7.0

Berlin, Germany, 1935. The Weisses, a Jewish family, celebrate son Karl's marriage to Inga Helms, a Christian girl. When Erik Dorf is unable to find work as a lawyer, wife Marta urges him to apply for a Nazi regime job. Erik Dorf warns Dr. Weiss he should leave Germany. Karl is arrested and sent to Buchenwald concentration camp, and Dr. Weiss is deported to Poland. Erik Dorf continues to advance in the Nazi hierarchy.

broadcast_on_home Networks

NBC

star Guest Stars

Blanche Baker

Blanche Baker

Anna Weiss

person

Martin Brandt

Rabbi Karsh

Werner Kreindl

Werner Kreindl

Herr Helms

person

Götz von Langheim

Berlin Doctor

Nina Sandt

Nina Sandt

Frau Helms

Michael Beck

Michael Beck

Hans Helms

Käte Jaenicke

Käte Jaenicke

Frau Lowy

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Heinrich Palitz

Cyril Shaps

Cyril Shaps

Weinberg

person

Erwin Steinhauer

Buchenwald Typist

person

Nora Minor

Frau Palitz

Llewellyn Rees

Llewellyn Rees

Father Lichtenberg