Holocaust
The Gathering Darkness
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1978-04-16
Synopsis
In 1935 Berlin, the Weisses celebrate son Karl's marriage to Inga Helms. When Erik Dorf is unable to find work as a lawyer, wife Marta urges him to apply for a Nazi government 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.
In the series
This episode is part of Holocaust (1978) on NBC.
Network TV forces the Shoah into American living rooms — controversy included.
Key cast
- Meryl Streep as Inga Helms Weiss
- James Woods as Karl Weiss
- Michael Moriarty as Erik Dorf
- Fritz Weaver as Dr. Josef Weiss
- Rosemary Harris as Berta Palitz Weiss