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The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

Not Rated Documentary

Starring: N/A

Writer: Michaël Prazan, Annette Wieviorka

Release Date:
April 21, 2011
Ratings:
6.7 / 10
Director:
Michaël Prazan
Companies:
N/A

Overview

The 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann held in an Israeli courtroom and broadcast around the globe, was a benchmark event in the historiography of the Holocaust, especially in Israel where the trial proved a watershed experience for survivors and citizens of the new Jewish state. Employing new video and broadcast technologies, the trial was also a milestone in media and journalism coverage. This absorbing, comprehensive new documentary features detailed accounts of Eichmann's capture, the drama in the courtroom and behind the scenes, and reactions to the trial from around the world.