The Eichmann Show

The Eichmann Show

The Eichmann Show

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The Eichmann Show

2015

1h 30m

6.6(196 votes)

Drama

History

TV Movie

Overview

The behind-the-scenes true life story of a groundbreaking producer, Milton Fruchtman, and blacklisted TV director Leo Hurwitz who, overcoming enormous obstacles, set out to capture the testimony of one of the war's most notorious Nazis, Adolf Eichmann, who is accused of executing the 'final solution' and organising the murder of 6 million Jews. This is the extraordinary story of how the trial came to be televised and the team that made it happen.

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BBC

Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

Anthony LaPaglia

Leo Hurwitz

Anthony LaPaglia

Acting

Martin Freeman

Milton Fruchtman

Martin Freeman

Acting

Rebecca Front

Mrs Landau

Rebecca Front

Acting

Andy Nyman

David Landor

Andy Nyman

Acting

Nicholas Woodeson

Yaakov Jonilowicz

Nicholas Woodeson

Acting

Ben Addis

Ron Huntsman

Ben Addis

Acting

Samuel West

Narrator

Samuel West

Acting

Caroline Bartleet

Judy Gold

No Image

Acting

Morwenna Banks

Female Translator (voice)

Morwenna Banks

Acting

Ed Birch

Millek Knebel

Ed Birch

Acting

Zora Bishop

Eva Fruchtman

Zora Bishop

Acting

Dylan Edwards

Roy Sedwell

Dylan Edwards

Acting

Nathaniel Gleed

Tommy Hurwitz

No Image

Acting

Ben Lloyd-Hughes

Alan Rosenthal

Ben Lloyd-Hughes

Acting

Vaidotas Martinaitis

Adolf Eichmann

Vaidotas Martinaitis

Acting

Nell Mooney

NY Times Journalist’s Wife

No Image

Acting

Solomon Mousley

Perry

Solomon Mousley

Acting

Anna-Louise Plowman

Jane Hurwitz

Anna-Louise Plowman

Acting

Ian Porter

NY Times Journalist

Ian Porter

Acting

Justin Salinger

David Arad

Justin Salinger

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