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Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 100 and 101 -- Cross-examination of the Accused

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.171 | Film ID: 2171

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    Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 100 and 101 -- Cross-examination of the Accused

    Overview

    Description
    There are shots of the courtroom, Eichmann in the booth, and medium shots of people in the audience. All rise as the judges enter the courtroom (00:35:45). Judge Landau opens the one-hundred first session of the trial (00:36:06). Attorney General Gideon Hausner presents a document to the court as proof of Heinrich Himmler's appointment to the Ministry of the Interior (00:36:28) and proceeds with the cross examination (00:39:20) asking Eichmann if Theodor Dannecker carried out his orders in Italy. The accused states that he had nothing to do with Dannecker's actions in Italy. Hausner proceeds to ask Eichmann about various activities he was involved in including whether the deportations of Norwegian Jews was organized by his department (00:42:24), why he went to Denmark (00:42:54), and if he was angry at Werner Best for the failure of the operations in Denmark (00:44:06). There is a long discussion on whether or not Eichmann was angry about the failed Denmark campaign.

    Cross examination continues with Hausner asking the accused about instructions he gave to prevent priests from visiting Jewish labor camps (00:51:42) and his refusal to allow two brothers, Heinz and Alexander Bondi, to leave for Sweden citing security reasons (00:54:52). Eichmann testifies that the Bondi case did not involve security reasons but the Security Police instructions and bans issued by Himmler (00:55:51). Hausner notes that the accused did not refer to instructions or orders but to reasons of security and Eichmann replies that he could not authorize any exceptions (00:57:37). Judge Halevi and Landau question the accused on this matter noting that in the same document in which the Bondi children are refused permission to emigrate, three people are authorized to go to Sweden. The English translation for this last section is partially given. The translation of Eichmann's answers to both judge's questions are delayed and only a portion of his answers are translated into English. Judge Landau and Judge Halevi's questions are immediately translated into English.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    01:03:53
    Date
    Event:  1961 July 18
    Production:  1961 July 18
    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
    Mixed
    Time Code
    00:00:37:00 to 01:04:30:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2171 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2171 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2171 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2171 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2171 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2171 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2171 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2171 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    • User
    • User 2171 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch
      User 2171 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch
      User 2171 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch
      User 2171 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch

    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
    The VHS (User Copy) contains no audio from the beginning of the footage until 00:35:05.

    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: 2446
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 137
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:46:19
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