The Man Who Captured Eichmann
- Peter Malkin
- Harry Stein
- Robert Duvall
- Arliss Howard
- Robert Duvall
- Stan Margulies
- Butcher's Run Films
- Stan Margulies Company
The Man Who Captured Eichmann is a 1996 American historical drama television film directed by William Graham and written by Lionel Chetwynd, based on the 1990 book Eichmann in My Hands by Peter Malkin and Harry Stein. The film stars Robert Duvall as Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, who lived under the name Ricardo Klement in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Arliss Howard as Israeli Mossad agent Peter Malkin, who captured Eichmann in 1960.
The Man Who Captured Eichmann premiered on TNT on November 10, 1996.[1][2][3][4] The film received positive reviews from critics, with Duvall being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance.
Plot
Set in 1960, the story follows the efforts of the Mossad, the Israeli Secret Service, to find former SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann, who fled Germany for Argentina and took the name Ricardo Klement. He was wanted for the mass murder of both Jews and non-Jews in Europe during the Holocaust. Learning of Eichmann's living in Argentina, the Mossad sends a team to capture him, led by agent Peter Malkin. The standing order is to bring Eichmann back alive to Israel for trial.
The film ends with the take-off of the El Al aircraft taking Eichmann to face trial in Jerusalem.
Cast
- Robert Duvall as Adolf Eichmann/Ricardo Klement
- Arliss Howard as Peter Malkin
- Jeffrey Tambor as Isser Harel
- Jack Laufer as Uzi
- Nicolas Surovy as Hans
- Joel Brooks as Meir
- Michael Laskin as Dr. Klein
- Sam Robards as David
- Michael Tucci as Danny
- Rusty Schwimmer as Rosa
- Jean Pierre Reguerraz as Laszlo Ungari
- Celina Font as Angela Ungari
- Erika Wallner as Catalina Klement
- Kevin Schiele as Nicolas Klement
- Gregory Dayton as Muller
- Marcelo Sycz as Dieter Klement
- Brian Hussey as Hasse Klement
- Marcos Woinsky as Abba Eban
Release
The film premiered on TNT on November 10, 1996. It was released on VHS and DVD by Warner Home Video.[5]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | 47th Eddie Awards | Best Edited Two-Hour Movie for Commercial Television | Drake Silliman | Won | |
3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Robert Duvall | Nominated | [6] | |
49th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated | [7] | ||
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Special | Drake Silliman | Nominated | |||
13th Artios Awards | Best Casting for Movie of the Week | Iris Grossman | Nominated | [8] | |
19th CableACE Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Robert Duvall | Nominated | [9] | |
Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries | Arliss Howard | Nominated | |||
Best Writing a Movie or Miniseries | Lionel Chetwynd | Nominated |
References
- ^ McCarthy, John P. (November 10, 1996). "The Man Who Captured Eichmann". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ Hill, Michael E. (November 10, 1996). "'THE MAN WHO CAPTURED EICHMANN'". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ Grimes, William (November 10, 1996). "Capturing the Man Who Caught Eichmann". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ Rosenberg, Howard (November 9, 1996). "'Eichmann': Capture of Nazi War Criminal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "The Man Who Captured Eichmann (TV Movie)". Warner Bros. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ King, Susan (January 24, 1997). "SAG Award Nominations Include Surprises". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "The Man Who Captured Eichmann - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "1997 Artios Awards". Casting Society of America. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "CableAce Nominations". Variety. September 24, 1997. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
External links
- The Man Who Captured Eichmann at IMDb
- The Man Who Captured Eichmann at Rotten Tomatoes
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