The Man in the Glass Booth
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| The Man in the Glass Booth | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arthur Hiller |
| Produced by | Ely A. Landau |
| Written by | Edward Anhalt |
| Starring | Maximilian Schell Lois Nettleton Lawrence Pressman |
| Cinematography | Sam Leavitt |
| Release date(s) | 1975 |
| Running time | 117 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1975 film which tells the story of a Jewish man who is accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
Arthur Goldman is Jewish and a Nazi death camp survivor -- now a rich industrialist he lives in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking Charlie with his outrageousness and irreverence about aspects of Jewish life. One day, Israeli secret agents burst in and kidnap Goldman and take him to Israel for trial on charges of being not a Holocaust suvivor, but a Nazi war criminal. Goldman's trial forces his accusers to face not only his presumed guilt -- but their own.
The film starred Maximilian Schell, Lois Nettleton, Lawrence Pressman and Lloyd Bochner, and was directed by Arthur Hiller. It was adapted by Edward Anhalt from the novel and play by Robert Shaw (who requested that his name not appear in the film's credits) and released as part of the American Film Theatre series. The plot was derived from the actual events surrounding the kidnapping and trial of Adolf Eichmann.
Maximilian Schell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance.
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