Eichmann (2007)

Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel as he accounts to Captain Avner Less, a young Israeli Police Officer, of his past as the architect of ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Young

Writer:

Snoo Wilson (screenplay)

Stars:

Avner W. Less, Thomas Kretschmann, Troy Garity

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Avner W. Less	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage)
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Adolf Eichmann
Troy Garity	...	Avner Less
Franka Potente	...	Vera Less
Stephen Fry	...	Minister Tormer
Delaine Yates	...	Miriam Fröhlich
Tereza Srbova	...	Baroness Ingrid von Ihama
Judit Viktor	...	Ann Marie
Stephen Greif	...	Hans Lipmann
Dénes Bernáth	...	Benjamin
Bernadett Kis	...	Sarah
Tilly O'Neil	...	Hannah (as Tilly Golding)
László Bereczki	...	David
Alexis Latham	...	Dubois
Scott Alexander Young	...	Robert Servatius

Storyline

Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel as he accounts to Captain Avner Less, a young Israeli Police Officer, of his past as the architect of Hitler's plan for the final solution. Captured by intelligence operatives in Argentina, 15 years after World War II, Eichmann (Kretschmann), the World's most wanted man, must be broken down and the truth unveiled. As the world waits, two men must confront each other in a battle of wills- the result of which will change a nation forever.

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Plot Keywords:

israeli | execution | confession | flashback | child in peril | 

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Taglines:

He helped conceive the ultimate horror.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Hungary UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Solução Final

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Entertainment Motion Pictures (E-MOTION), uFilm, Thema Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White (archive footage)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to CIA documents released in 2006, U.S. and West German intelligence knew that Eichmann was hiding in Argentina in 1958. But they revealed nothing, fearing he might expose former comrades who had been useful to the CIA or the German government.

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Goofs

The scene in Theresienstadt which we are told is set in April 1945 where he discusses sending trains from there to Auschwitz - a somewhat pointless exercise as the Soviet Army had liberated Auschwitz in January 1945.

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Quotes

Adolf Eichmann: [''Eichmann and the Baroness are making out. Eichmann boasts about the number of Jews he has ordered to their deaths throughout Europe as "sex talk"''] Your ancestor would have approved my modern victory against the Orients. In six months I cleansed Vienna of every Jew.
Baroness Ingrid von Ihama: You don't go far enough... while you can.
Adolf Eichmann: I don't go far enough?
Baroness Ingrid von Ihama: Out of 900,000 Hungarian Jews you have killed only half a million. You're careless. You let them slip through your fingers.
Adolf Eichmann: Poland - three million Jews. Today none ...
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User Reviews

Wooden script and lead performance

As I'm sure is the case with others, I'm familiar with the story of the kidnapping of Eichmann from Argentina through the many made-for-TV movies depicting the event. Those movies were always interesting and watchable as they tended to focus more on the Mossad operation put together to capture Eichmann. This film is basically nothing more than an interrogation (with some flashback scenes thrown in) and, as such, really a battle of wits between Eichmann, who tries to portray himself solely as an uber-efficient paper pusher, and the Israeli interrogator tasked with getting a confession out of him. The problem is, while Eichmann is somewhat fleshed out in the flashback scenes and Kretschmann does a fine job with what he's given, the character of the Israeli interrogator is flat-out boring and the actor's performance simply wooden. There are no sparks between the cop and the bad guy. No witty repartee or shock disclosures that make the interrogator question his assumptions, even if just for a moment. The ending of this film is ridiculous. Not even a shot of the hangman's noose to give us closure! Just someone talking over a radio in the background. This was a very poorly constructed movie featuring one of the most wooden performances I've seen in years.