Eichmann Trial -- Session 93 -- Cross-examination of the Accused
Creator(s)
- Milton Fruchtman (Producer)
- Emil Knebel (Camera Operator)
- F. Csaznik (Camera Operator)
- J. Jonilowicz (Camera Operator)
- Leo Hurwitz (Director)
- Capital Cities Broadcasting Corporation (Producer)
- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
- J. Kalach (Camera Operator)
- Rolf M. Kneller (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 93. Shot of Eichmann and then the Prosecution. 00:01:09 Judges enter. They open the 93rd Session of the trial. Eichmann is reminded that he is under oath. Attorney General Hausner asks Eichmann if it is true that he has a good relationship with Mildner. He says that Mildner claims that Eichmann was in charge of the deportations, the police, and the camps, according to a document submitted by the Defense. Eichmann says that he had to interrupt his Defense concerning this document and said that Mildner was making a mistake, and that this was very provable. Hausner says this is not an isolated incident, that Eichmann continues to say these things. 00:07:30 Image freezes. Tape ends.
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. *Severe tape damages and scratches on original master.
Subjects
- PROSECUTORS
- COURTS/COURTROOMS
- EICHMANN, ADOLF
- TRIALS
- EICHMANN TRIAL
- JEWS
- DEPORTATIONS
Places
- Jerusalem, Israel
Genre
- Film
- Unedited.