The Man Who Captured Eichmann

The Man Who Captured Eichmann
Film poster
Based on
Eichmann in My Hands
by
Written byLionel Chetwynd
Directed byWilliam Graham
Starring
ComposerLaurence Rosenthal
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerRaúl Outeda
Production locationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
CinematographyRobert Steadman
EditorDrake Silliman
Running time96 minutes
Production companies
  • Butcher's Run Films
  • Stan Margulies Company
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseNovember 10, 1996 (1996-11-10)

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

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

  1. ^ McCarthy, John P. (November 10, 1996). "The Man Who Captured Eichmann". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Hill, Michael E. (November 10, 1996). "'THE MAN WHO CAPTURED EICHMANN'". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Grimes, William (November 10, 1996). "Capturing the Man Who Caught Eichmann". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Rosenberg, Howard (November 9, 1996). "'Eichmann': Capture of Nazi War Criminal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Man Who Captured Eichmann (TV Movie)". Warner Bros. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  6. ^ King, Susan (January 24, 1997). "SAG Award Nominations Include Surprises". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "The Man Who Captured Eichmann - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "1997 Artios Awards". Casting Society of America. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "CableAce Nominations". Variety. September 24, 1997. Retrieved August 15, 2021.


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