The Specialist
The incredible trial of an appallingly ordinary man. Drawn entirely on the 350 hours of rare footage recorded during the trial of Adolf Eichmann, in 1961, in Jerusalem, this film about obedience and responsibility is the portrait of an expert in problems resolving, a modern criminal. The film is inspired from the controversial book by Hannah Arendt : "Eichmann in Jerusalem, report on the banality of evil".
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Released
- 1999
Details
Release year: 1999
Storyline
The incredible trial of an appallingly ordinary man. Drawn entirely on the 350 hours of rare footage recorded during the trial of Adolf Eichmann, in 1961, in Jerusalem, this film about obedience and responsibility is the portrait of an expert in problems resolving, a modern criminal. The film is inspired from the controversial book by Hannah Arendt : "Eichmann in Jerusalem, report on the banality of evil".
Top credits
- Adolf Eichmann — Self - Accused
- Gideon Hausner — Self - Prosecutor General
- Gabriel Bach — Self - Assistant Prosecutor
- Avraham Lindwasser — Self - Witness