Introduction
War and Remembrance is an American miniseries based on the 1978 novel of the same name written by Herman Wouk.
The miniseries, which aired from 13 November 1988 to 14 May 1989, covers the period of World War II from the American entry into World War II immediately after Pearl Harbour in December 1941 to the day after the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
It is the sequel to the 1983 miniseries The Winds of War, which was also based on one of Wouk’s novels.
Outline
At Auschwitz, Aaron is sent to the gas chambers, while Natalie is allowed to live as a forced labourer. Byron leads a successful attack on an enemy tanker, but it makes him realise he is not a career officer. As Allied forces advance closer to Germany, Himmler orders all traces of the Holocaust, including Auschwitz, to be destroyed; Natalie is one of the prisoners who are evacuated and forced on a death march. As Nazi SS troops retreat from Czechoslovakia, they loot and burn farms as they go, capturing Berel, Louis, and other resistance fighters. The SS then gun down their prisoners, but Berel manages to shield Louis with his dying body.
War and Remembrance Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 10 May 1989.
- Running time: 1620 minutes (total running time).
- Rating: 15.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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