Un spécialiste, portrait d'un criminel moderne

Mar 31 1999 N/A 2h 8m
Documentary

Composed exclusively of the footage recorded by Leo Hurwitz during the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961, A Specialist is a courtroom drama painting the portait of a zealous bureaucrat who has immense respect for the Law and hierarchy, a police official responsible for the elimination of several million people, a modern criminal.

Plot

The incredible trial of an appallingly ordinary man. Drawn entirely on the 350 hours of rare footage recorded during the trial of Adolf Eichmann, in 1961, in Jerusalem, this film about obedience and responsibility is the portrait of an expert in problems resolving, a modern criminal. The film is inspired from the controversial book by Hannah Arendt : "Eichmann in Jerusalem, report on the banality of evil".

Written by

Rony Brauman, Eyal Sivan

Directed by

Eyal Sivan

Production Countries

Israel, Germany, France, Belgium, Austria

Production Companies

Lotus-Film, Image Création, Amythos Films, Momento!

Languages

Français, English, Deutsch

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
402
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
75
Popularity
NA