Operation Eichmann (film)
Operation Eichmann is a 1961 American 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 capture in Argentina by the Mossad.
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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 |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Werner Klemperer as Lt. Col Adolf Eichmann
- Ruta Lee as Anna Kemp, Eichmann's domestic partner
- Donald Buka as David, a fictional Israeli Mossad agent and a 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 a fellow Holocaust survivor
- Steve Gravers as Jacob, David's brother-in-law
- Jim Baird as the young David (1941-1945)
- Debbie Cannon as the young Sara (1941-1945)
- Jackie Russo as the young Jacob (1941-1945)
- Oscar Beregi, Jr. as Kuwaiti Police commissioner
- Luis Van Rooten as Reichsfuehrer (SS Police General) Heinrich Himmler
References
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