Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996)
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In the spirit of such earlier efforts as Operation Eichmann and House on Garibaldi Street, this meticulously crafted cable movie recounts the 1960 mission by the Israeli secret service to kidnap Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann from his hiding place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Although Israel will… More In the spirit of such earlier efforts as Operation Eichmann and House on Garibaldi Street, this meticulously crafted cable movie recounts the 1960 mission by the Israeli secret service to kidnap Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann from his hiding place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Although Israel will ultimately subject Eichmann to a scrupulously fair trial, it is first necessary to break the law and violate Argentina's strict "no extradition" policy regarding renegade Nazis. Once the abduction has been accomplished, the task remains to smuggle Eichmann out of the country without detection -- and at this point, the film boils down to a battle of wits and wills between evil genius Eichmann (played by Robert Duvall, who also co-produced) and the mission's leader, Israeli Mossad agent Peter Malkin (Arliss Howard). Based on Malkin's memoir Eichmann in My Hands, The Man Who Captured Eichmann was first seen over the TNT cable service on November 10, 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- William A. Graham
- Written By
- Lionel Chetwynd
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...the movie never really becomes anything more than a stagy showcase for some fine acting...
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Cast
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Robert Duvall
as Adolf Eichmann
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Arliss Howard
as Peter Malkin
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Jeffrey Tambor
as Isser Harel
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Jack Laufer
as Uzi
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Nicholas Surovy
as Hans
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Joel Brooks
as Meir
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Michael Laskin
as Dr. Klein
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Sam Robards
as David
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Michael Tucci
as Danny
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Rusty Schwimmer
as Rosa
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Rita Zohar
as Peter's Mother
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Jean Pierre Reguerraz
as Laszlo Ungari
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Celina Font
as Angela Ungari
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Erika Wallner
as Catalina Klement
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Kevin Schiele
as Nicolas Klement
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Gregory Dayton
as Muller
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Marcelo Sycz
as Dieter Klement
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Brian Hussey
as Hasse Klement
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David Masajnik
as Sound Technician
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John Ominyi
as African Diplomat
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Marco Failoni
as Cyclist
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Alexander Wagner
as German Tenor
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Marcos Woinsky
as Abba Eban
