The Specialist (1999)

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Original title:
Un spécialiste, portrait d'un criminel moderne
Runtime:
2h 8m
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Country of origin:
France
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Other

This remarkable film chronicles the trial of Adolf Eichmann, an astonishingly ordinary man with a deep connection to the Holocaust. Drawing exclusively from the 350 hours of rare trial footage recorded in Jerusalem in 1961, it delves into themes of obedience and responsibility. Eichmann, portrayed as a problem-solving expert and a modern criminal, becomes the focal point of this exploration. The film takes inspiration from the controversial book by Hannah Arendt, "Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil."

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