Michael Moriarty (the lawyer), Meryl Streep (the Catholic girl who marries into the Jewish family), and one-time sex symbol Carroll Baker's daughter, Blanche (making her acting debut as the family's youngest daughter who becomes a Nazi victim after going mad following an assault) won Emmys for their performances, as did Marvin Chomsky for his direction, Morton Gould for his music score and Peggy Farrell and Edith Almoslino for their costumes.
Emmy nominations (16 in all) also were given to Fritz Weaver, Rosemary Harris, Sam Wanamaker, David Warner and Tovah Feldshuh as well as production designer Wilfrid J. Shingleton and supervising editor Stephen A. Rotter.
