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The Man Who Captured Eichmann

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The Man Who Captured Eichmann
GenreDrama
History
War
Written byNovel:
Peter Z. Malkin
Harry Stein
Teleplay:
Lionel Chetwynd
Directed byWilliam A. Graham
StarringRobert Duvall
Arliss Howard
Jeffrey Tambor
Michael Tucci
Music byLaurence Rosenthal
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerRobert Duvall
Production locationBuenos Aires
CinematographyRobert Steadman
EditorDrake Silliman
Running time96 min.
Production companiesButcher's Run Films
The Stan Margolies Company
Turner Pictures
Original release
NetworkTNT
Release
  • November 10, 1996 (1996-11-10)

The Man Who Captured Eichmann is an American 1996 television film about the capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann by the Israeli secret service Mossad. The film aired on the TNT Network. The film stars Robert Duvall, who produced the film, plus Jeffrey Tambor and Arliss Howard.

Plot

Set in 1960, the story follows the efforts of the Mossad, the Israeli Secret Service, to find former SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann, who ran from Germany to Argentina and took the name Ricardo Klement. He was wanted for the mass murders 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: 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. In real life, this aircraft was a turboprop-powered Bristol Britannia. The Britannia aircraft had a very short operational life, due to passenger demand for jets, and none were available for the movie. A Boeing 707-320B was used instead, even though that particular marque of 707 did not fly until 1962.

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