The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1997)

5.6/10 • 116 min • Documentary

Overview

David Brinkley hosts this shattering two-hour documentary about the trial of the man whose role in deporting the Jews of Europe for extermination made him the target of a 15-year manhunt by Israeli agents. Rare videotapes of the trial, exclusive interviews with courtroom witnesses, prosecutors, and others recount the emotionally explosive proceedings.

Cast

Brian Bedford

Adolf Eichmann (voice)

Peter Gallagher

Gideon Hausner (voice)

Ed Asner

Dr. Robert Servatius (voice)

Eli Wallach

Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)

Stephen Lang

Aaron Lindenstrauss / Dr. Joseph Melkman (voices)

Eric Bogosian

Franz Meyer / Israel Gutman (voices)

Tony Roberts

Heinrich Karl Grüber / George Wellers (voices)

Anne Jackson

Ada Lichtman (voice)

Jeffrey DeMunn

Moshe Beisky / Martin Földi (voices)

Lou Diamond Phillips

Abba Kovner / Eliahu Rosenberg (voices)

Sam Robards

Avraham Aviel (voice)

Bruce Davison

Yehiel Dinur (voice)

Lou Jacobi

Judge Yitzhak Raveh (voice)

David Brinkley

Self - Host

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