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1961 film by R. G. Springsteen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Operation Eichmann | |
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Directed by | R. G. Springsteen |
Written by | Lester Cole |
Produced by | Samuel Bischoff David Diamond |
Starring | Werner Klemperer John Banner Ruta Lee |
Cinematography | Joseph Biroc |
Edited by | Roy V. Livingston |
Production company | Bischoff-Diamond Corporation |
Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.
Filming started 12 January 1961.[1]
Operation Eichmann received an X-rating in the United Kingdom.[2] Philip K. Scheuer of the Los Angeles Times found this movie painfully distasteful, despite fair suspense.[3] 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.[4]
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