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The Eichmann Show
The Eichmann Show

The Eichmann Show

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The behind-the-scenes true life story of a groundbreaking producer, Milton Fruchtman, and blacklisted TV director Leo Hurwitz who, overcoming enormous obstacles, set out to capture the testimony of one of the war's most notorious Nazis, Adolf Eichmann, who is accused of executing the 'final solution' and organising the murder of 6 million Jews. This is the extraordinary story of how the trial came to be televised and the team that made it happen.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

20 January 2015

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Leo Hurwitz

Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Milton Fruchtman

Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front

Mrs Landau

Andy Nyman

Andy Nyman

David Landor

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Yaakov Jonilowicz

Ben Addis

Ben Addis

Ron Huntsman

Samuel West

Samuel West

Narrator

Caroline Bartleet

Caroline Bartleet

Judy Gold

Morwenna Banks

Morwenna Banks

Female Translator (voice)

Ed Birch

Ed Birch

Millek Knebel

Zora Bishop

Zora Bishop

Eva Fruchtman

Dylan Edwards

Dylan Edwards

Roy Sedwell

Nathaniel Gleed

Nathaniel Gleed

Tommy Hurwitz

Ben Lloyd-Hughes

Ben Lloyd-Hughes

Alan Rosenthal

Vaidotas Martinaitis

Vaidotas Martinaitis

Adolf Eichmann

Nell Mooney

Nell Mooney

NY Times Journalist’s Wife

Solomon Mousley

Solomon Mousley

Perry

Anna-Louise Plowman

Anna-Louise Plowman

Jane Hurwitz

Ian Porter

Ian Porter

NY Times Journalist

Justin Salinger

Justin Salinger

David Arad

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