Composed exclusively of the footage recorded by Leo Hurwitz during the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961, A Specialist is a courtroom drama painting the portait of a zealous bureaucrat who has immense respect for the Law and hierarchy, a police official responsible for the elimination of several million people, a modern criminal.
CountryAustria / Belgium / France / Germany / Israel
Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
Production year1999
World premiere31 March 1999
Release date
31 March 1999
France
26 November 1999
Italy
Also known as
Un spécialiste, portrait d'un criminel moderne, The Specialist, A szakember, Ein Spezialist, HaSpecialist, Specjalista, Uno specialista - Ritratto di un criminale moderno, Ο σπεσιαλίστας, το πορτρέτο ενός σύγχρονου εγκληματία, スペシャリスト 自覚なき殺戮者