Eichmann Trial -- Session 1 -- Defense alleges court's lack of authority
Creator(s)
- Emil Knebel (Camera Operator)
- J. Jonilowicz (Camera Operator)
- Capital Cities Broadcasting Corporation (Producer)
- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
- F. Csaznik (Camera Operator)
- Milton Fruchtman (Producer)
- Leo Hurwitz (Director)
- Rolf M. Kneller (Camera Operator)
- J. Kalach (Camera Operator)
Biographical History
Emil Knebel was a cinematographer known for Andante (2010), Adam (1973), and Wild Is My Love (1963). He was one of the cameramen who recorded daily coverage of the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem (produced by Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp and later held academic positions in Israel and New York teaching filmmaking at universities. Refer to CV in file.
Scope and Content
Session 1. Film ID 2005 is a combination of the end of Film ID 2001 and the bulk of Film ID 2002. Defense Attorney Dr. Robert Servatius states his first concern to the court. The defense suggests that an Israeli court lacks sufficient objectivity due to biases produced by the circumstances for which Eichmann is being tried. The defense claims that any judge with a personal connection to an individual(s) and/or event(s) involved in the Holocaust would be unable to maintain impartiality when making a decision on Eichmann's involvement. As Servatius begins to express his second concern, Judge Landau calls for a fifteen-minute recess. The tape ends as the crowd disperses.
Note(s)
See official transcripts, published in "The Trial of Adolf Eichmann", Vol. I-V, State of Israel, Ministry of Justice, Jerusalem, 1994. Also available online at the Nizkor Project http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/people/e/eichmann-adolf/transcripts/Sessions/. The dialogue is in three languages: German, Hebrew, and English. Adolf Eichmann and Defense Counsel Robert Servatius speak in German, which is translated into Hebrew. The Judges and Attorney General Gideon Hausner speak Hebrew. An English translation of the proceedings is dubbed over all of the dialogue by translators. The presiding Judges are Moshe Landau, Benjamin Halevi, and Yitzchak Raveh. Also present are Assistant State Attorneys Gabriel Bach and Ya'akov Bar-Or. There are periodic breaks in the footage.
Subjects
- EICHMANN, ADOLF
- COURTS/COURTROOMS
- SERVATIUS, ROBERT
- JUDGES
- EICHMANN TRIAL
- TRIALS
Places
- Jerusalem, Israel
Genre
- Unedited.
- Film