Operation Eichmann
Brief Synopsis
After the war, the Nazi who exterminated six million Jews escapes from Europe but is eventually recaptured.
Cast & Crew
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R. G. Springsteen
Director
Werner Klemperer
Adolf Eichmann
Ruta Lee
Anna Kemp
Donald Buka
David
Barbara Turner
Sara
John Banner
Rudolf Hoess
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
Jan
1961
Premiere Information
Detroit opening: 15 Mar 1961
Production Company
Bischoff-Diamond Corp.
Distribution Company
Allied Artists
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Synopsis
Under orders from Hitler to find a final solution of the Jewish problem, Gestapo chief Adolf Eichmann personally organizes a series of mass exterminations, mostly in concentration camps like Auschwitz, which take the lives of 6 million Jews. When Germany is defeated, he flees to Barcelona with his mistress, Anna Kemp. Two Jewish agents, David and Jacob, both of whom as young boys miraculously escaped from one of Eichmann's mass murders, track him down. But when they disagree on whether the archcriminal should be killed or captured, Eichmann escapes to a port in Kuwait. Israeli agents force Eichmann to move on, and he takes refuge in Argentina, where Anna joins him. Meanwhile, the Nazi underground, led by Kurt Kessner, has decided that Eichmann is to be eliminated for disobeying orders. Before they can succeed, however, David and Jacob capture Eichmann and fly him to Israel to await trial.
Director
R. G. Springsteen
Director
Cast
Werner Klemperer
Adolf Eichmann
Ruta Lee
Anna Kemp
Donald Buka
David
Barbara Turner
Sara
John Banner
Rudolf Hoess
Hanna Landy
Frau Hoess
Lester Fletcher
Kurt Kessner
Steve Gravers
Jacob
Jim Baird
David, as boy
Debbie Cannon
Sara, as girl
Jackie Russo
Jacob, as boy
Paul Thierry
Lopez
Rodolfo Hoyos
Sanchez
Norbert Schiller
Uri Goldmann
Luis Van Rooten
Heinrich Himmler
Oscar Beregi
Kuwait Chief of Police
Theodore Marcuse
Felsner
Otto Reichow
Rostich
Walter Linden
Eichmann's driver
Hans Hermann
Hans
Hans Gudegast
Klaus
Robert Christopher
Ben, pilot
Carla Lucerne
Cafe singer
Austin Green
Robert H. Harris
Crew
Alex Alexander
Music Director
Charles Althouse
Sound Mixer
Irene Beshon
Hairstyles
Joseph Biroc
Director of Photography
Samuel Bischoff
Producer
Don Carstensen
Gaffer
Lewis Copley
Screenwriter
David Diamond
Producer
Herbert Doerfel
Orchestration
Charles Duncan
Special Effects
Rudi Feld
Art Director
Max Frankel
Props
Allen Gordon
Props
Marty Greco
Sound
Wally Harton
Wardrobe
Gustav Heimo
Composer
Roy Livingston
Film Editor
Anthony Lloyd
Makeup
Howard Reed
Constr Supervisor
Rose Rockne
Wardrobe
George Sawley
Set Dresser
Charles Schelling
Sound
Bobbie Sierks
Script Supervisor
Art Smith
Sound Recording
June Starr
Music Composition
Franz Steininger
Composer
Maurie M. Suess
Assistant Director
Maurie M. Suess
Production Manager
Mischa Terr
Music Supervisor
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
Jan
1961
Premiere Information
Detroit opening: 15 Mar 1961
Production Company
Bischoff-Diamond Corp.
Distribution Company
Allied Artists
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Articles
Operation Eichmann
After the war, the Nazi who exterminated six million Jews escapes from Europe but is eventually recaptured.
Operation Eichmann
After the war, the Nazi who exterminated six million Jews escapes from Europe but is eventually recaptured.
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Notes
Although Lewis Copley was given credit for the screenplay when the film was initially released, according to official WGA records, Copley was a pseudonym for writer Lester Cole. The WGA changed the screenplay credit to read: "Written by Lester Cole." Operation Eichmann includes newsreels of World War II concentration camp atrocities.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States March 1961
Released in United States Spring March 1961
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Two months after the film's release the real-life Eichmann was convicted and hanged.
Released in United States March 1961
Released in United States Spring March 1961
