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
Anna Weiss
person
Martin Brandt
Rabbi Karsh
Werner Kreindl
Herr Helms
person
Götz von Langheim
Berlin Doctor
Nina Sandt
Frau Helms
Michael Beck
Hans Helms
Käte Jaenicke
Frau Lowy
Marius Goring
Heinrich Palitz
Cyril Shaps
Weinberg
person
Erwin Steinhauer
Buchenwald Typist
person
Nora Minor
Frau Palitz
Llewellyn Rees
Father Lichtenberg