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The Man in the Glass Booth

The Man in the Glass Booth

The kidnapping... The masquerade... The murder trial... Perhaps the most suspenseful shocker of our time.

19756.11h 57mPG

Overview

Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking him with his outrageousness and irreverent musings on aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished one day when Israeli secret agents burst in and arrest Goldman for being a Nazi war criminal. Whisked to Israel for trial, Goldman forces his accusers to face, not only his presumed guilt, but their own.

Directed by Arthur Hiller
Written by Robert Shaw, Edward Anhalt
Produced by Ely A. Landau
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Top Cast

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Arthur Goldman

Lois Nettleton

Lois Nettleton

Miriam Rosen

Lawrence Pressman

Lawrence Pressman

Charlie Cohn

Luther Adler

Luther Adler

Presiding Judge

Lloyd Bochner

Lloyd Bochner

Dr. Churchill

Robert H. Harris

Robert H. Harris

Dr. Weisburger

H

Henry Brown

Jack

Norbert Schiller

Norbert Schiller

Dr. Schmidt

Berry Kroeger

Berry Kroeger

Joachim Berger

Leonardo Cimino

Leonardo Cimino

Dr. Alvarez

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Themes & Keywords

mossadmental breakdownarrestindustrialistantisemitismholocaust (shoah) survivorracismpsychiatristguiltimpersonationnazi huntergerman jeweccentric millionaireconcentration camp survivorcourtroom dramaabductionnazi trialssurvivor's guiltnazi war criminalfear and paranoiaimposter

About The Man in the Glass Booth

The Man in the Glass Booth is a drama, thriller film released in 1975 exploring themes of mossad, mental breakdown, arrest, industrialist, antisemitism, holocaust (shoah) survivor. Directed by Arthur Hiller, it stars Maximilian Schell, Lois Nettleton, Lawrence Pressman. Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking him with his outrageousness and irreverent musings on aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished one day when Israeli secret agents burst in and arrest Goldman for being a Nazi war criminal. Whisked to Israel for trial, Goldman forces his accusers to face, not only his presumed guilt, but their own.

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