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Eichmann Trial -- Excerpts from session 94 -- Cross-examination of the Accused

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.143 | Film ID: 2143

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    Eichmann Trial -- Excerpts from session 94 -- Cross-examination of the Accused

    Overview

    Description
    Footage begins late in Session 94 with cross-examination of Eichmann by Attorney General Gideon Hausner. This section of Session 94 concerns Eichmann's authority to make decisions about deportations. Not shown in the footage, Hausner has presented meeting minutes taken byTheodor Dannecker, in which Dannecker wrote that Eichmann had decided to deport French children (Jews) to Auschwitz as soon as it became possible. Hausner attempts to get Eichmann to admit that this was his decision alone and Judge Landau repeats Hausner's question when the accused fails to give a concrete answer (00:02:49). Eichmann goes on to assert that Heinrich Himmler gave the order (00:03:02). Hausner questions Eichmann about why Dannecker used the word "decided" to descrbe Eichmann's role. Eichmann states that Dannecker was well aware hat he did not give instructions on his own initiative and always consulted the Department Chief first.

    Hausner asks Eichmann if he reprimanded Roethke when he could not put a transport train together (00:12:48). Eichmann replies that he himself would have been reprimanded if a transport train failed to make its journey. Judge Landau restates the question, but (00:18:48) the English translation is delayed. Eichmann testifies that he has nothing more to add because what he said was the truth. Judge Raveh asks that some of the geographical questions raised earlier in the session be clarified and suggests that the court review a map that had been submitted by the prosecution (00:26:08). Judge Landau adjourns the session (00:27:08) and all rise as the judges exit the courtroom (00:27:14). Eichmann exits the booth (00:27:25). There are shots of the courtroom and of members of the prosecution conferring. The camera lingers on Servatius as he gathers documents.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    00:28:05
    Date
    Event:  1961 July 12
    Production:  1961 July 12
    Locale
    Jerusalem, Israel
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of The Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archives of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Contributor
    Director: Leo Hurwitz
    Producer: Milton Fruchtman
    Camera Operator: Rolf M. Kneller
    Camera Operator: F. Csaznik
    Camera Operator: J. Jonilowicz
    Camera Operator: J. Kalach
    Camera Operator: Emil Knebel
    Producer: Capital Cities Broadcasting Corporation
    Biography
    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.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English German Hebrew
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    00:00:23:00 to 00:28:28:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2143 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2143 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2143 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2143 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2143 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2143 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2143 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2143 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    Capital Cities Broadcasting Corporation recorded the proceedings of the Adolf Eichmann trial in 1961. The original recording was made on two-inch format videotape. One set of videotapes contained selected portions of the trial for distribution to television stations. The "selected portions" version remained in Israel and was later turned over to the Israel State Archives. Capital Cities Broadcasting retained the set of videotapes containing the complete trial proceedings at offices in New York City until 1965, when they gave the videotapes to the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. The Anti-Defamation League, in turn, gave the complete set to the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1972. With a grant from the Revson Foundation, Hebrew University transferred the two-inch videotapes to U-Matic format. During the transfer process, Hebrew University created three duplicate sets. One set was given to the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, one to the Israel State Archives, and one set to the Jewish Museum in New York City. In 1995, the Israel State Archives transferred the trial footage to digital videoformat with a grant from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office. Three subsequent digital videotape copies resulted from this transfer of footage. The Israel State Archives retained one digital copy and a second set was deposited at the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the third set of digital videotapes in May 1999.
    Note
    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.
    Copied From
    2" Quad
    Film Source
    Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2412
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 253
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:46:18
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