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Operation Eichmann is a 1961 American crime film directed by R. G. Springsteen, with Werner Klemperer in the title role. It is a highly fictionalized account of the life of the war criminal Adolf Eichmann, from his career as a member of the SS and an architect of the Holocaust to his kidnap in Argentina by the Mossad.




Plot


After orchestrating the "Final Solution to the Jewish problem", when Germany is defeated at the end of WWII, Adolph Eichman utilizes underground networks and escapes to South America. Dissatisfied with his treatment, he attempts to assert his former authority over the organization. Realizing his delusional and dangerous demeanor, he is rebuffed and betrayed, and allowed to be captured by Mossad.




Cast


Werner Klemperer as Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann
Ruta Lee as Anna Kemp, Eichmann's Domestic Partner
Donald Buka as David, Fictional Israeli Mossad Agent and Holocaust Survivor
John Banner as Colonel Rudolf Höss, Auschwitz Camp Commander
Hanna Hertelendy as Tessa, Höss's Wife
Barbara Turner as Sara, David's Wife and Fellow Holocaust survivor
Steve Gravers as Jacob, David's Brother-In-Law
Jimmy Baird as Young David (1941-1945)
Debbie Cannon as Young Sara (1941-1945)
Jackie Russo as Young Jacob (1941-1945)
Oscar Beregi, Jr. as Kuwaiti Police Commissioner
Luis Van Rooten as SS Police General Heinrich Himmler




Production


Filming started 12 January 1961.




Reception


Operation Eichmann received an X-rating in the United Kingdom. Philip K. Scheuer of the Los Angeles Times found this movie painfully distasteful, despite fair suspense. Herb Kelly of The Miami News was disappointed with the movie's shallow nature, specifically its failure to provide any substantial characterization of the evil people it depicted.




References






External links


Operation Eichmann at IMDb

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