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An important event in our history chronicled., March 13, 2000
This review is from: Man Who Captured Eichmann [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Any time you get the opportunity to see Robert Duvall work, you should take it. When the pot is sweetened by the chance to learn a little (or a lot) about an important historical event, then it's a no-brainer. A far more carefully crafted story line distinguishes this film from the 1961 `Operation Eichmann'. The source of this film is the book, "Eichmann in my Hands", by Massad agent Peter Malkin, the primary Israeli Agent involved in Eichmann's capture in Buenos Aires. The film is presented pretty much from the point-of-view of Malkin, played superbly by Arliss Howard, an actor who's career to date is papered with non-distinguishable work in non-descript films. His portrayal here is right on target. There is a nice turn as well by Jeffrey Tambor, a wonderful comedic actor, here cast completely against type in a serious role. Much is the time when TV has been dismissed as a learning medium. Thankfully, made for TV movies like `The Man Who Captured Eichmann" go far to dismiss that notion.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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How a mass killer of innocents was brought to justice, October 28, 2004
This review is from: Man Who Captured Eichmann [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Nazi mass murderer and holocaust kingpin, Adolph Eichmann (Robert Duvall) is located by the Mossad (Israeli Secret Service), in Argentina in 1960, with the help of a blind holocaust survivor.
The task to capture him is handed to Peter Malkin (Arliss Howard) , an Israeli who lost his sister and nephew in the holocaust, thanks to the work of Eichmann. He is to lead a team to Argentina to capture Eichmann alive, and to take him back to Israel for trial, so that the truth can be exposed to the world and so that the world will know why a Jewish homeland must exist!
What follow is a re-enactment of the whole plan, how it was carried out, and the interaction of Malkin with Eichmann, after the latter is captured.
It is done in a made for TV documentary style, more given to realism than to action and drama, but is important to watch for those who want to know more about the holocaust , and the hunt after World War II for Nazi war criminals.
We need to relive these events , because the role of the Nazis has been overtaken by others , who wish to enact genocide against the Jewish people, particularly against the Jews of Israel .
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Man who captured Eichmann, July 24, 2011
This review is from: Man Who Captured Eichmann [VHS] (VHS Tape)
A very well done movie on this subject
Duvall did a great job, and I loved the addition of Her Muller, played by Gregory Dayton, as the SS officer trying to stop the kidnapping..
it gave some excitement, though he was probably the only part of the money that wasnt historically acurate.
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