How Holocaust came to Television
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2019-01-14
Runtime: 44 mins
Director: Alice Agneskirchner
Spoken language: Deutsch, English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: How Holocaust came to Television
Production Companies: Hanfgarn & Ufer Filmproduktion, WDR
Production Countries: Germany
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