The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

William A. Graham

Writers (WGA):

Peter Z. Malkin (book) and
Harry Stein (book) ...

Release Date:

10 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | War

Plot:

In 1960, the Israeli Secret Service learns that former SS-Lietuenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann, who was...

Plot Keywords:

Holocaust | 1960s | Nazi | Mossad | Nazi Hunter

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Robert Duvall	...	Adolf Eichmann
Arliss Howard	...	Peter Malkin
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Isser Harel
Jack Laufer	...	Uzi
Nicolas Surovy	...	Hans
Joel Brooks	...	Meir
Michael Laskin	...	Dr. Klein
Sam Robards	...	David
Michael Tucci	...	Danny
Rusty Schwimmer	...	Rosa
Rita Zohar	...	Peter's mother
Jean Pierre Reguerraz	...	Laszlo Ungari
Celina Font	...	Angela Ungari
Erika Wallner	...	Catalina Klement
Kevin Schiele	...	Nicolas Klement

Runtime:

USA:96 min | Argentina:96 min | Germany:93 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Spain:13 | UK:PG (video premiere) | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Butcher's Run Films

Trivia:

Jeffrey Tambor, who is 6'1" tall, portrays Israeli Mossad chief Isser Harel, who in real life was only 5'0" tall.

Movie Connections:

Version of Operation Eichmann (1961)

A very good film...

Sorry for my English...

For a while, I've been reading all the books available that talks about Eichmann. I wanted to know more about the man after the war and before his trial. I've read the book 'Eichmann in my hands (by Peter Malkin)' and 'Capturer Eichmann (Capture Eichmann)' in french. I was so surprise when I saw the movie. It was exactly (well 95%) the same as the book. When I saw Robert Duvall play Eichmann, my god, he looks like him. A very good actor. The same accent, moves, nervous ways, everything like Eichmann (if you saw the movie 'The specialist' the trial of Eichmann. The man who play Peter Malkin is very good too. Very committed. The way he looks at Eichmann, like he wants to kill him, but he don't, his eyes are expressive. When the actors are together in the bedroom, talking each order, there's no cameras. Well, see that movie, and read the book after or the best is to read the book before and watch the movie after. It's almost the same, very respectful to the book.