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The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996)
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Robert Duvall, Arliss Howard, Jeffrey Tambor, Jack Laufer
Runtime96 min
RatingNR
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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.
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Fans of historical dramas and stories of justice will be captivated by the tense, gripping portrayal of the Mossad's real-life mission to capture the notorious Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, as brought to life by the powerhouse performance of Robert Duvall in director William A. Graham's 1996 TV movie.
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The Man Who Captured Eichmann is a 1996 American historical drama television film directed by William Graham and written by Lionel Chetwynd, based on the 1990 book Eichmann in My Hands by Peter Malkin and Harry Stein. The film stars Robert Duvall as Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, who lived under the name Ricardo Klement in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Arliss Howard as Israeli Mossad agent Peter Malkin, who captured Eichmann in 1960.
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