The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022): Cast
The U.S. and the Holocaust is a 2022 documentary directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, starring Werner Herzog as Hermann Göring, Peter Coyote and Meryl Streep. It runs 6 hours 36 minutes.
- Runtime
- 6h 36m (396 min)
- Directors
- Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Florentine Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The U.S. and the Holocaust About?
The premise of The U.S. and the Holocaust without spoilers.
Drawing on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and its archives, this documentary series explores Hitler’s rise and Nazism within a broader landscape of worldwide antisemitism and racism, the American eugenics movement, and the segregationist race laws of the U.S. South.
The U.S. and the Holocaust Themes & Keywords
· 39 tags- united states in world war ii
- genocide
- racism
- tv mini series
- american politics
- anti semitism
- world war two in america
- mass murder
- war crime
- 1940s
- 1930s
- jewish people
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- war documentary
- world war two
- american immigration
- united states history
- jewish refugees
- immigration
- american history
- eugenics
- history documentary
- 20th century
- antisemitism
- jew
- jewish
- jewish history
- holocaust
- shoah
- extermination
- human extermination
- 20th century history
- holocaust documentary
- nazism
- reenactment
- the holocaust
- archive footage
- world war two history
- starvation
- acronym in title
The U.S. and the Holocaust Cast & Characters
Werner Herzog leads the cast as Hermann Göring, with Peter Coyote and Meryl Streep as Eleanor Roosevelt. Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Ken Burns
- Co-director Lynn Novick
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Werner Herzog as Hermann Göring -
Peter Coyote as themselves -
Meryl Streep as Eleanor Roosevelt -
Liam Neeson
Also Starring in The U.S. and the Holocaust
· 12 more- Paul Giamatti Madison Grant
- Elliott Gould
- Bradley Whitford
- Joe Morton
- Adam Arkin
- Matthew Rhys
- Deborah Lipstadt Themselves
- Daniel Greene Themselves
- Peter Hayes Themselves
- Daniel Mendelsohn Themselves
- Guy Stern Themselves
- Rebecca Erbelding Themselves
More from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
More films directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick: The Mayo Clinic, Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal, Horatio’s Drive: America’s First Road Trip and Mark Twain.
The U.S. and the Holocaust Trailers & Videos
The teaser of The U.S. and the Holocaust.
The U.S. and the Holocaust Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “L'Amérique face à l'Holocauste” and “美国与犹太人大屠杀”.
- Also known as
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- L'Amérique face à l'Holocauste
- 美国与犹太人大屠杀
- De V.S. en de Holocaust
- ארה"ב והשואה
- Die USA und der Holocaust
- Yhdysvallat ja holokausti
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Movies Like The U.S. and the Holocaust
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference, Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial and Genocide.
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America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference 1994 -
Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial 2024 -
Genocide 1982 -
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust 2004 -
The Nazis: A Warning from History 1997 -
The Wannsee Conference: The Documentary 2022 -
The Meaning of Hitler 2021 -
The Wannsee Conference 1984 -
The World at War 1973 -
Ordinary Men: The “Forgotten Holocaust” 2022 -
Shoah 1985 -
Ku Klux Klan: An American Story 2020
The U.S. and the Holocaust FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The U.S. and the Holocaust, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The U.S. and the Holocaust?
The U.S. and the Holocaust runs 6 hours 36 minutes (396 minutes).
Who directed The U.S. and the Holocaust?
The U.S. and the Holocaust was directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
More films by Ken Burns Who is in the cast of The U.S. and the Holocaust?
The U.S. and the Holocaust stars Werner Herzog as Hermann Göring, Peter Coyote and Meryl Streep as Eleanor Roosevelt, among 16 credited actors.
Does The U.S. and the Holocaust have a post-credit scene?
No. The U.S. and the Holocaust has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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