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Episode of Series “American Film Theater = The American Film Theatre Collection”.
Searing adaptation made for the American Film Theatre collection, of the Robert Shaw play, about a wealthy Jewish man living in Manhattan who is beset by demons and paranoia. A survivor of the Holocaust, Arthur Goldman is one day kidnapped and shipped to Israel where he is tried for war crimes. But is this character the victim or the perpetrator? With its claustrophobic and minimalist setting, Arthur Hiller teases out the themes of guilt, paranoia, conspiracy theories and martyrdom. Maximillian Schell was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Goldman, but the adaptation itself was controversial, with Shaw removing his name from the credits, due to dissatisfaction with Edward Anhalt’s screenplay.
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ACMI Identifier
319243
Languages
English
English
Audience classification
M (15+)
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Holocaust survivors
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nazis
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War criminals
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Trials
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Holocaust survivors
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → National socialism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nazis
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political plays
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Paranoia
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Insanity
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Men - Psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Paranoia
History → Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)