The documentary HOW HOLOCAUST CAME ON TELEVISION sheds light on the genesis and reception history of the American family saga Holocaust, which was broadcast in Germany in 1979 – a decisive media-historical event. The 4-part fictional series succeeded where numerous committed and progressive documentaries failed: the genocide of the Jews was brought into the collective consciousness.

Director: Alice Agneskirchner
Writer: Alice Agneskirchner
Camera: Ralf Ilgenfritz
Editor: Viola Rusche
Sound: Ulla Kösterke
Assistant director: Corinna Volkmann
Producer: Hanfgarn & Ufer
Co-production: WDR, NDR, SWR
Sponsored by: Film- und Medienstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen