The Man Who Captured Eichmann

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.

The Man Who Captured Eichmann
Film poster
Based on	Eichmann in My Hands by Peter Malkin Harry Stein
Written by	Lionel Chetwynd
Directed by	William Graham
Starring	Robert Duvall Arliss Howard
Composer	Laurence Rosenthal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Robert Duvall Stan Margulies
Producer	Raúl Outeda
Production locations	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cinematography	Robert Steadman
Editor	Drake Silliman
Running time	96 minutes
Production companies	Butcher's Run Films Stan Margulies Company
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	November 10, 1996 (1996-11-10)

The Man Who Captured Eichmann premiered on TNT on November 10, 1996.^[1][2][3][4] The film received positive reviews from critics, with Duvall being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance.

Plot

Set in 1960, the story follows the efforts of the Mossad, the Israeli Secret Service, to find former SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann, who fled Germany for Argentina and took the name Ricardo Klement. He was wanted for the mass murder of both Jews and non-Jews in Europe 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 is to bring Eichmann back alive to Israel for trial.

The film ends with the take-off of the El Al aircraft taking Eichmann to face trial in Jerusalem.

Cast

• Robert Duvall as Adolf Eichmann/Ricardo Klement
• Arliss Howard as Peter Malkin
• Jeffrey Tambor as Isser Harel
• Jack Laufer as Uzi
• Nicolas Surovy as Hans
• Joel Brooks as Meir
• Michael Laskin as Dr. Klein
• Sam Robards as David
• Michael Tucci as Danny
• Rusty Schwimmer as Rosa
• Jean Pierre Reguerraz as Laszlo Ungari
• Celina Font as Angela Ungari
• Erika Wallner as Catalina Klement
• Kevin Schiele as Nicolas Klement
• Gregory Dayton as Muller
• Marcelo Sycz as Dieter Klement
• Brian Hussey as Hasse Klement
• Marcos Woinsky as Abba Eban

Release

The film premiered on TNT on November 10, 1996. It was released on VHS and DVD by Warner Home Video.^[5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
1997	47th Eddie Awards	Best Edited Two-Hour Movie for Commercial Television	Drake Silliman	Won
	3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Robert Duvall	Nominated	[6]
	49th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special		Nominated	[7]
		Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Special	Drake Silliman	Nominated
	13th Artios Awards	Best Casting for Movie of the Week	Iris Grossman	Nominated	[8]
	19th CableACE Awards	Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Robert Duvall	Nominated	[9]
		Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries	Arliss Howard	Nominated
		Best Writing a Movie or Miniseries	Lionel Chetwynd	Nominated