The Eichmann Show

2015 1h 30m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 206

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Synopsis

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The behind-the-scenes true life story of a groundbreaking producer, Milton Fruchtman, and blacklisted TV director Leo Hurwitz who, overcoming enormous obstacles, set out to capture the testimony of one of the war's most notorious Nazis, Adolf Eichmann, who is accused of executing the 'final solution' and organising the murder of 6 million Jews. This is the extraordinary story of how the trial came to be televised and the team that made it happen.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anthony LaPaglia
Leo Hurwitz
Martin Freeman
Milton Fruchtman
Rebecca Front
Mrs Landau
Andy Nyman
David Landor
Nicholas Woodeson
Yaakov Jonilowicz
Ben Addis
Ron Huntsman
Samuel West
Narrator
Caroline Bartleet
Judy Gold

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Andrew Williams
Writers: Simon Block
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paul Andrew Williams, shot by Carlos Catalán. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Laura Rossi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor James Taylor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Anthony LaPaglia and Martin Freeman and Rebecca Front carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt4163668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Paul Andrew Williams directs. Carlos Catalán behind the camera. Laura Rossi scores. James Taylor cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Directed by Paul Andrew Williams, shot by Carlos Catalán. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Laura Rossi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor James Taylor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anthony LaPaglia and Martin Freeman and Rebecca Front carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt4163668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Carlos Catalán
Original score: Laura Rossi
Editing: James Taylor
Production design: Grenville Horner
Costume design: Daiva Petrulytė
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: The Eichmann Show (2015)

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Reno2015-07-23
★ 8/10
Behind story of a historical event's TV documentation. This BBC film was based on the actual event that took place in the early 60s, Jerusalem. About televising the trial from a courtroom, which was the first ever documentary series to broadcast. One of a top Nazi officer, Adolf Eichmann, who fled during the end of world war two and settled down in the South America, but brought back with the help of Mossad to Israel to face the war crime charges. The movie won't demonstrate all those in the picture, but it begins with the television production house preparing to shoot the important television event in the history. So the show begins, but a boring first half and the next half is where all the interesting stuffs happen. In my prediction this movie with the powerful contents would have easily beaten the 'The Imitation Game', if it was produced grandly and commercialised a bit of narration for the worldwide market. The real video clips of the trial were merged into the movie and that gave a strong effect which allows to realise how those actual occurrences has taken place. Actually, there are some uncensored cuts, which were shocking and disturbing. So pretty much like a semi-documentary, but due to the majority of movie clips that shot with actors and in the sets, it feels like a TV movie as it should be. "While he watches the footage, we'll be watching him. Only then will we see the real Eichmann." The performances were ordinary, because the screenplay preferred the main event to display, not the characters and their lifestyle. That makes it is not a biographical picture, though both the lead men were pretty impressive. We had seen many world war 2 and related to it movies, but this one was a different. Because of the story was set 15 years after the end of war. Simple movie, no twists, no developments, but reveals the facts from a different dimension. Because of this show, people around the world and filmmakers understood the cruelty of the Nazi prison camp. The movies those came afterwards about this war were inspired by the events that discussed in the courtroom. So if you are planning for this, expect it to be as what the title says, not a bit more or less. 8/10

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