7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Holocaust (1978)
Holocaust (1978)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central thesis is the historical depiction and moral condemnation of the Holocaust, an event universally recognized as an atrocity. Its implicit lessons, such as vigilance against hate and the importance of human rights, are broadly accepted across the political spectrum, preventing it from aligning with a specific partisan ideology.
The miniseries features traditional casting that aligns with the historical context of its setting. However, its narrative strongly critiques the actions of a dominant group, explicitly portraying traditional identities associated with the perpetrators in a negative light, thereby highlighting themes of persecution and intolerance.
Secondary
The film depicts the widespread complicity, inaction, and moral failure of many Christian individuals and institutions in the face of Nazi atrocities. While some individual Christians may be shown, the narrative highlights the profound societal and institutional failure of the dominant Christian culture to protect its Jewish neighbors, portraying its adherents as largely failing their moral obligations.
The film unequivocally condemns the systematic persecution and extermination of Jewish people, portraying their immense suffering with profound sympathy and dignity. The narrative aligns with the inherent worth and humanity of the victims, making it clear that the bigotry and violence against them are monstrous and unequivocally wrong.
The 1978 miniseries 'Holocaust' chronicles the experiences of Jewish families and German perpetrators during World War II. The narrative does not include any explicit depiction or discussion of LGBTQ+ characters or their persecution, focusing instead on other aspects of the historical period.
The miniseries 'Holocaust' (1978) chronicles the experiences of Jewish families and German perpetrators during World War II. The narrative does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes, leading to an N/A rating for its portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The historical drama miniseries 'Holocaust' (1978) features both real historical figures and original fictional characters. All historical figures are portrayed with their documented gender, and the fictional characters are original to the series, thus having no prior canon from which to swap genders.
The 1978 miniseries "Holocaust" is a historical drama depicting events and people predominantly of European descent. There are no instances where a character, historically or canonically established as one race, is portrayed by an actor of a different race.
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