In 1961, former Nazi Adolf Eichmann is captured by Israeli agents and put on trial. American television producer Milton Fruchtman fervently believes that the trial, with its witness accounts of Nazi atrocities, should be televised to show the world the evils of the Holocaust, and to combat any resurgence of Nazism, and joins forces with black-listed director Leo Hurwitz. Despite death threats, reluctance to cooperate from several networks, and even resistance from the Israeli prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, who fears a 'show trial', the pair persist and move their cameras into the courtroom. Edited daily and shown in some three dozen countries, the 'Eichmann Show' becomes the first ever global television documentary.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Drama, History |
Country: | United Kingdom, Lithuania |
Directed By: | Paul Andrew Williams |
Written By: | Simon Block |
Cast: | Justin Salinger, Martin Freeman, Rebecca Front, Anna-Louise Plowman, Ian Porter, Andy Nyman, Solomon Mousley, Zora Bishop, Nicholas Woodeson, Ben Addis, Caroline Bartleet, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Nell Mooney, Anthony LaPaglia, Vaidotas Martinaitis, Ed Birch, Nathaniel Gleed, Dylan Edwards |
In Theaters: | Jan 20, 2015 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
Production: | Feelgood Fiction, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |