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The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996)

The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996)

Drama History War TV Movie
Release Date: 1996, November 8
Directors: William A. Graham
Countries: Argentina, United States of America
Production: Turner Pictures (I), Butcher's Run Films, Stan Margolies Company
Cast: Robert Duvall, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Tucci, Sam Robards, Arliss Howard, Michael Laskin, Rusty Schwimmer, Rita Zohar, Jack Laufer, Alex Wagner, Gregory Dayton, Joel Brooks

Overview:

Set in 1960, the story follows the efforts of the Mossad, the Israeli Secret Service, to find former SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann, who ran from Germany to Argentina and took the name Ricardo Clement. He was wanted for the murders of both Europeans and Jews during the Holocaust. Learning of Eichmann's living in Argentina, the Mossad sends a team to capture him, led by agent Peter Malkin. The standing order: bring Eichmann back alive to Israel for trial.