Eichmann Trial -- Session 109 -- Courtroom before judges enter
Creator(s)
- Leo Hurwitz (Director)
- J. Jonilowicz (Camera Operator)
- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
- F. Csaznik (Camera Operator)
- Rolf M. Kneller (Camera Operator)
- J. Kalach (Camera Operator)
- Emil Knebel (Camera Operator)
- Capital Cities Broadcasting Corporation (Producer)
- Milton Fruchtman (Producer)
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 109. This tape features mainly the courtroom before the Judges enter to open the 109 Session. The Prosecution and Defense wait for the arrival of the Judges. Eichmann and Dr. Servatius talk over their private microphone line, we cannot hear what they are saying. Hausner consults with others over a book. Various shots of the crowd and Eichmann growing impatient.
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.
Subjects
- EICHMANN, ADOLF
- COURTS/COURTROOMS
- SERVATIUS, ROBERT
- HAUSNER, GIDEON
- EICHMANN TRIAL
Places
- Jerusalem, Israel
Genre
- Film
- Unedited.