The Specialist

★★★★★

Original title: Un spécialiste, portrait d'un criminel moderne

1999 · 2 h 8 min

Directed by Eyal Sivan

Documentary

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Cast

Adolf Eichmann Gideon Hausner Gabriel Bach Avraham Lindwasser Franz Meyer Pinhas Freudiger

Credits

Written by: Rony Brauman Eyal Sivan

Plot

Using the recorded footage of Adolf Eichmann's 1961 trial in Jerusalem, Sivan reflects on bureaucratic evil and Hannah Arendt's idea of the banality of evil.

Sinekatalog’s take

A chilling, thoughtful documentary.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (389 votes)
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