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)
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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.

  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.