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Operation Finale

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Overview

Director Chris Weitz's historical thriller is based on the true story of how a group of Israeli secret agents arrested notorious SS officer Adolf Eichmann ' the man who masterminded the "Final Solution" ' in Argentina. Oscar Isaac plays the legendary Mossad agent Peter Malkin, while Ben Kingsley plays his emotionally manipulative arch-nemesis. After tracking Eichmann down to Buenos Aires, Malkin and his men captured him and brought him to Israel for a historic 8-month trial. ~ Augustine Chay

Product Details

Release Date:	12/04/2018
UPC:	0191329087640
Original Release:	2018
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Time:	2:03:00
Sales rank:	21,897

Special Features

Inside the Operation; Feature Commentary with Director Chris Weitz

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Oscar Isaac	Pater Malkin
Ben Kingsley	Adolf Eichmann
Mélanie Laurent	Hanna
Nick Kroll	Rossi
Joe Alwyn	Klaus Eichmann
Haley Lu Richardson	Sylvia Hermann
Greta Scacchi	Vera Eichmann
Lior Raz	Isser Harel
Michael Aronov	Zvi Aharoni
Ohad Knoller	Ephraim Ilian
Greg Hill	Moshe Tabor
Torben Liebrecht	Yaakov Gat
Mike Hernandez	Dani Shalom
Pêpê Rapazote	Carlos Fuldner
Peter Strauss	Lothar Hermann
Rainer Reiners	Fritz Bauer
Simon Russell Beale	David Ben-Gurion
Rocio Munoz	Graciela
Rita Pauls	Fruma
Ania Luzarth	Annia
Tatiana Rodriguez	Annie Werner
Ezequiel Campa	Herr Werner
Aitor Miguens	Old Man
Jano Seitun	Aero Nuevo Manager
Simon Goldzen	Young Boy
Alejandro Perez	Driver
Tomas Mejia	ATC Man
Nicolas Levin	Money-Changer
Juan Ignacio Pucci	Cyclist
Pablo Flores Maini	Captain Tohar
Eric Barattini	Security Guard
Ivan Steinhardt	Mechanic
Alan Corduner	Gideon Hausner
Ana Schmukler	Switchboard Operator
Sabrina Macchi	Jewish Mother
Maximiliano Trento	Obergruppenführer
Federico Andres Calderon	Catholic Priest
Ceri Foster	Police Guard
Carlos Sconza	Aircraft Marshall
Mariano Cukar	Real Estate Agent
Walter Urquiza	Person
Pedro Agustin Diaz	Person
Cecilia Canelas	Person
Pablo Galarza	Tacuara Biker
Facundo Suarez	Tacuara Biker
Ariel Arredondo	Policemen
Jose Benito Gil	Policeman
Diego Cristando	Policeman
Gaston Lorenzo	SS Soldier
Eric Ferreira	Jewish Student
Alejandro Prieto	Ladder Remover

Technical Credits

Chris Weitz	Director
Javier Aguirresarobe	Cinematographer
Constanza Balduzzi	Costumes/Costume Designer
Fred Berger	Producer
Julieta Biagioni	Set Decoration/Design
Rodrigo Cala	Production Manager
Matt Charman	Executive Producer
Thomas Daley	Executive Producer
Alexandre Desplat	Score Composer
Kendelle Elliott	Art Director
German Garrido	Production Manager
Steven Gizicki	Musical Direction/Supervision
Oscar Isaac	Producer
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones	Producer
Pamela Martin	Editor
Ricardo Mendez Matta	Asst. Director
Martin Medina	Set Decoration/Design
Ernesto Monsanto	Set Decoration/Design
Matthew Orton	Screenwriter
Eduardo Puga	Special Effects Supervisor
Vanina Saez	Set Decoration/Design
Iair Said	Casting
Ron Schmidt	Executive Producer
Jason Spire	Producer
Katia Szechtman	Casting
Rick Willoughby	Art Director

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Operation Finale
1. Scene 1 [7:10]
2. Scene 2 [6:10]
3. Scene 3 [3:57]
4. Scene 4 [7:24]
5. Scene 5 [6:48]
6. Scene 6 [4:16]
7. Scene 7 [4:36]
8. Scene 8 [6:44]
9. Scene 9 [7:41]
10. Scene 10 [5:26]
11. Scene 11 [8:34]
12. Scene 12 [:48]
13. Scene 13 [4:26]
14. Scene 14 [7:54]
15. Scene 15 [5:07]
16. Scene 16 [7:24]
17. Scene 17 [6:23]
18. Scene 18 [4:10]
19. Scene 19 [5:50]
20. Scene 20 [7:02]
21. Scene 21 [4:31]

Disc #1 -- Operation Finale
Play
Scenes
Bonus
   Inside The Operation
   Feature Commentary With Director Chris Weitz: On/Off
      Feature Commentary With Director Chris Weitz: On
      Feature Commentary With Director Chris Weitz: Off
Setup
   Audio
      English 5.1
      DVS* (Descriptive Video Service)
   Subtitles
      English SDH*
      Español
      Français
      Subtitles: Off

Videos

Preview

I'M in

My Name Is Eichmann

the Real Finale (Featurette)

Lior Raz on the Plot of the Film

Oscar Isaac on the Plot of the Film

Nick Kroll on the Plot of the Film

Haley Lu Richardson on the Plot of the Film

Ohad Knoller on the Plot of the Film

Ben Kingsley on the Privilege of the Role

Torben Liebrecht on the Plot of the Film

Melanie Laurent on Working with Oscar Isaac

Chris Weitz on What the Film Is about

Greg Hill on the Plot of the Film

Michael Benjamin Gonzalez on the Plot of the Film

David Brisbin on the Courtroom Set

Brian Kavanaugh-Jones & Jason Spire on the Thrilling Story

Avner Avraham on the Importance of Telling the Story

Connie Balduzzi on Dressing Ben Kingsley/Nazi Uniform

We Sedate Him

Extraction

Editorial Reviews

Fifteen years after Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II, one of the head architects of the Holocaust, Adolf Eichmann, still remained at large. That is, until a Jewish-German expat tipped off the Mossad, Israel's intelligence service, and revealed that the mastermind behind the "final solution" was alive and well in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This kicks off Operation Finale, a real-life mission to capture Eichmann that is chronicled in this film of the same name. The movie uses a mix of subtle nods as well as rousing on-the-nose speeches to convey what's at stake for the Israeli agents tasked with capturing Eichmann (Ben Kingsley). Their countrymen bear numbers tattooed on them in concentration camps. Agent Peter Malkin (Oscar Isaac) can't stop imagining how his sister, Fruma, and her young children were slaughtered. Before embarking on their mission, Malkin and his team are reminded by the Israeli prime minister that this is their people's chance to charge their executioner for the death of six million European Jews. In doing so, however, they risk violating Argentina's sovereignty and inciting further violence against Jews in Argentina, especially if their mission fails. Although the stakes of the situation are clearly extreme, the unfolding of the mission is slow-moving by comparison. Of course, this is because the story is based in real history and political maneuverings rather than the lean, over-the-top heists of stories based in fiction. Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat's score does provide a dramatic assist here, amplifying suspense using tense strings, discordant xylophone keys and ominous military motifs at key moments. There are also a few other tricks in play to make the team's maneuverings more cinematic, a notable one being a scene in a café in which a reel of film is tracked as it's passed from agent to agent via a coffee creamer. Unfortunately, the bigger chase scenes lack a similar energy or payoff. The real-life Eichmann famously inspired writer Hannah Arendt to coin the phrase "the banality of evil." Kingsley embodies this well by delivering his lines with a straight-faced heartlessness that also lacks hatred and a dignified, quiet remorselessness - these are qualities of a man who doesn't seem to understand the impact of his actions, qualities that match the exact definition of the "the banality of evil" as outlined by Arendt. Kingsley's performance anchors the entire film, though Operation Finale does boast a credible ensemble cast who do what is required of them. The only time Kingsley's performance wavers is through no fault of his own. Eichmann was in his 30s during WWII, and during flashback scenes, director Chris Weitz regrettably makes the decision to reverse-age Kingsley using distracting, eerie wrinkle-smoothing computer effects. While it might not rank among great post-war films like Judgment at Nuremberg, Operation Finale does a respectable job of telling a true and thrilling story that's worth remembering.

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