Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- somber
- urgent
- reflective
- historical film night
- classroom discussion
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Milton Fruchtman and Leo Hurwitz fight to record and distribute Eichmann trial testimony internationally.
The production team treats the courtroom cameras as a means to confront Holocaust denial and resurgent Nazism.
Fruchtman and Hurwitz persist despite death threats, network resistance, and opposition from Israeli leadership.
The film recreates the courtroom television production through sober period staging and documentary-inflected presentation.
Films like The Eichmann Show, and why
The Reader
shared historical drama treatment of Holocaust testimony, moral responsibility, and the power of recorded images
Judgment at Nuremberg
shared courtroom-centered historical drama focused on testimony, atrocity, and collective memory
Good Night, and Good Luck.
shared television-production setting, ethical urgency, and period political drama
The Last Days
shared dramatic reconstruction of Holocaust testimony and the struggle to make history publicly visible
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul Andrew Williams
- Release Date
- 2015-01-20
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (206)
Cast
- Anthony LaPaglia
- Martin Freeman
- Rebecca Front
- Andy Nyman
- Nicholas Woodeson
- Ben Addis
- Samuel West
- Caroline Bartleet
- Morwenna Banks
- Ed Birch
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Eichmann Show about?
- A determined producer and a blacklisted director risk everything to broadcast the Eichmann trial and force a global audience to confront Holocaust testimony.
- What is The Eichmann Show like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Eichmann Show as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Eichmann Show violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Eichmann Show.
- Which films are like The Eichmann Show?
- Films with a similar feel include The Reader, Judgment at Nuremberg, Good Night, and Good Luck., and The Last Days.
- How long is The Eichmann Show?
- The Eichmann Show runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Eichmann Show?
- In United States, The Eichmann Show streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.
