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The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth

The Man in the Glass Booth

The kidnapping... The masquerade... The murder trial... Perhaps the most suspenseful shocker of our time.

Genres

DramaThriller

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Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking him with his outrageousness and irreverent musings on aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished one day when Israeli secret agents burst in and arrest Goldman for being a Nazi war criminal. Whisked to Israel for trial, Goldman forces his accusers to face, not only his presumed guilt, but their own.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

27 January 1975

Country

United States of America

Cast

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Arthur Goldman

Lois Nettleton

Lois Nettleton

Miriam Rosen

Lawrence Pressman

Lawrence Pressman

Charlie Cohn

Luther Adler

Luther Adler

Presiding Judge

Lloyd Bochner

Lloyd Bochner

Dr. Churchill

Robert H. Harris

Robert H. Harris

Dr. Weisburger

Henry Brown

Henry Brown

Jack

Norbert Schiller

Norbert Schiller

Dr. Schmidt

Berry Kroeger

Berry Kroeger

Joachim Berger

Leonardo Cimino

Leonardo Cimino

Dr. Alvarez

Connie Sawyer

Connie Sawyer

Mrs. Levi

Leonidas Ossetynski

Leonidas Ossetynski

Samuel Weisberg

David Nash

David Nash

Rami

Martin Berman

Martin Berman

Uri

Richard Rasof

Richard Rasof

Moshe

Allyson Ames

Allyson Ames

Alita Poe

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