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      The Man in the Glass Booth

      PG 1975 1h 57m Drama List
      80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 73% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A rich New York Jew (Maximilian Schell) is abducted and taken to Israel to stand trial as a Nazi war criminal. Read More Read Less

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      Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Films like Judgment at Nuremberg began with the assumption that morality could be upheld and responsibility assigned. The Man in the Glass Booth is an infinitely more despairing work. Rated: 3/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) It's what I call an intellectual thriller. May 9, 2023 Full Review Jacoba Atlas Los Angeles Free Press The dramatic sins committed in The Man in the Glass Booth are formidable on their own, but coupled with the creator's specious arguments about the world situation, the film becomes intolerable. Nov 27, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Sep 13, 2005 Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews Only when the ending credits are rolling will you be able to fully appreciate and understand the wonderful drama that you've just witnessed. Rated: 3/4 Apr 14, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member A really boring film about a supposed Nazi Colonel that is kidnapped by Israeli agents and smuggled into Israel to be put on trial. I thought the synopsis of this film was really intriguing but the script, cinematography and pacing is so dull and agonisingly tedious. The start of the film shows Arthur Goldman talking on and on and on about The Holocaust and how people are out to get him. Then he throws his shoes over the balcony and passes out drunk and has a party with these women, all the while talking in these long nonsensical monologues regarding Jews, The Holocaust etc. This whole portion of the film was such a bore but I still believed we would get to know more about the character as the film went on. Goldman is then kidnapped by Mossad in broad daylight New York City (?!) and is taken to Israel. His conversations with the prosecution and the doctor in his jail cell were mildly interesting. However, the case itself is pretty underwhelming. We hear testimonials from Holocaust survivors with Goldman or Luft making outrageous comments in between. The ending of the film is pretty abrupt and, again, disappointing. We are given no explanation as to why Goldman went to these outrageous measures to make himself look like a Nazi war criminal. His backstory is alluded to at the start of the film with visions of his father, but again there is no explanation of his backstory, if he was in a concentration camp or how he gained such a huge sum of wealth. Maximilian Schell was nominated for Best Actor for his role and, while he played the part well in some scenes, I thought most of the scenes were overacted which could also be partly blamed on the tedious script. His performance was not as good as the other three I've seen from that category (Whitmore, Pacino & Nicholson). Overall, a boring and tedious film with some engaging scenes, but these are few and far between. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review steve d The acting is good but it feels like it would work better on the stage. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review john m Henry Brown first credit....was a top notch addition to this terrific cast and film... Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A fascinating movie with a great performance from Maximilian Schell Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting picture that certainly plays tricks on the mind and causes you to really wonder about reality. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Um grande filme do American Film Theatre, uma série de filmes baseada em grandes obras da dramaturgia contemporânea que, infelizmente, continua a ser lendária e muito pouco acessível para muita gente na atualidade. Contudo, por cá encontrei quatro dos filmes desta série a menos de dois euros cada um, é de aproveitar. Uma grande interpretação de Maximillian Schell que, praticamente, domina todo o filme, numa história perturbadora sobre o Holocausto e aquilo que sentimos ao pensar nessa terrível tragédia. Deveria ser um filme obrigatório. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A rich New York Jew (Maximilian Schell) is abducted and taken to Israel to stand trial as a Nazi war criminal.
      Director
      Arthur Hiller
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Mar 22, 2007
      Runtime
      1h 57m