e and i have see hundred of wwii or holocaust film . no other have the emotional impact as well a the realism of war and remembrance . of course it be the long such film ever make at over 30 hour and which give director dan curtis the time to portray everything of herman wouk book . make a a sequel to the miniseries wind of war and this be superior in many way . the first half on this dvd set cover the year 1941 1943 and begin with pearl harbor and weave the henry family into all the event of the war . jane seymour be excellent a natalie and john gielgud perfect as aaron a they play cat and mouse a american jew stick in europe while aaron good friend beck keep track them . with a cast of thousand and an exhaustive list of star and and on location in ten country and a less director could never have pull it off and and dan curtis rise to the occasion of recreate the event to a tee and include graphic depiction of the holocaust . a few different story line run through . most interesting to me be that of natalie and aaron and their attempt to escape europe . gielgud and seymour can not be praise highly enough for believability and complexity and their plight be the most emotion provoking . milton john give a chillingly intense portrayal of eichmann . the next of interest be slote ( david duke ) a a u. s. official in europe try to bring the holocaust to the attention of roosevelt and but to no avail . pug ( robert mitchum reprise his wind of war role ) have an interesting segment in russia and but the pacific war and submarine battle and all and though well do and do not hold my interest . prisoner at auschwitz attempt to smuggle out film to the ally and and the depiction of holocaust event be realistic beyond belief . volume 1 contain the baba yar massacre and himmler observe a special action and and the dig up of mass graf . volume 2 be even more graphic . steven berkoff a hitler be great with his over the top ranting and raging . hey you can not be too over the top in portray hitler . volume 1 end after living in relative luxury with aaron and natalie be transport to theriesenstadt . on the way a lady say and we buy an apartment there with a view by the lake . needless to say there be no lake . war and remembrance tower over schindler list in every way . up to the present w and r be the most realistic dramatic portrayal of the event . some have learn the lesson of wwii and the holocaust . those currently run the world have not .