The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

The story

David Brinkley hosts this shattering two-hour documentary about the trial of the man whose role in deporting the Jews of Europe for extermination made him the target of a 15-year manhunt by Israeli agents. Rare videotapes of the trial, exclusive interviews with courtroom witnesses, prosecutors, and others recount the emotionally explosive proceedings.

Cast & crew

Brian BedfordAdolf Eichmann (voice)

Peter GallagherGideon Hausner (voice)

Ed AsnerDr. Robert Servatius (voice)

Eli WallachPinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)

Stephen LangAaron Lindenstrauss / Dr. Joseph Melkman (voices)

Eric BogosianFranz Meyer / Israel Gutman (voices)

Tony RobertsHeinrich Karl Grüber / George Wellers (voices)

Anne JacksonAda Lichtman (voice)

Jeffrey DeMunnMoshe Beisky / Martin Földi (voices)

Lou Diamond PhillipsAbba Kovner / Eliahu Rosenberg (voices)

Sam RobardsAvraham Aviel (voice)

Bruce DavisonYehiel Dinur (voice)