Incident at Vichy

With his trademark unrelenting honesty and conviction, Arthur Miller examines a major Holocaust issue: the failure to assume responsibility and the consequent moral and social guilt of those who refuse to fight evil. Set in a detention room in Vichy, France during the 1942 German occupation, a number of people have been rounded up and are awaiting interrogation before being sent to concentration camps. It is soon obvious that they are Jews with false papers that will not stand up to close scrutiny. While individual stories flow past the juror?s eye, events soon focus on Leduc (Harris Yulin), a psychiatrist, and an Austrian prince (Richard Jordan), who recognizes his guilt of silent complicity and his failure to act responsibly while the Germans rose to power. Miller raises theoretical and ideological arguments and brings up the question of where responsibility lies. Notions of the nature of personal sacrifice, issues of personal blame, and a debate on how much each person is obligated to help in a larger crisis are addressed in this truly important and provocative television event.

"Arthur Miller at his most searching and provocative. A play that makes you think." - The New York Times

1973, Drama, 80 minutes, Color

Cast: Rene Auberjonois, Harris Yulin, Allen Garfield, Barry Primus, Bert Freed, Andy Robinson, Thomas Bower, Joseph Hindy, Harry Davis, Sean Kelly, Edmund Gilbert, William Hansen, Jack Denbo, Lee Bergere, Curt Lowens, Ed Bakey


Written by: Arthur Miller

Music by: Lyn Murray

Directed by: Stacy Keach


Produced by: George Turpin

Executive Producer: Norman Lloyd



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