Operation Finale

2018
PG-13
2h 2m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

50K

YOUR RATING

15 years after World War II, a team of secret agents are brought together to track down Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect of the Holocaust.

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A team of secret agents sets out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust.A team of secret agents sets out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust.A team of secret agents sets out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

50K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Trivia
Adolf Eichmann was not particularly well-known as a Nazi outside of Germany until his escape from capture after the war. Prior to Eichmann's capture and trial which brought focus to his responsibility in transporting victims to the camps, the man most associated with being "architect of the Final Solution" was Reinhard Heydrich, who was assassinated during the war.

Goofs
In the beginning of the movie, a Hebrew book is being read. The person is scanning the pages left to right. However, unlike English, Hebrew is read right to left.

Quotes
Adolph Eichmann: You have no interest in what I have to say. Unless it confirms what you think you already know.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Failed Oscar Bait Movies of 2018 (2019)

Soundtracks
Ihr Kinderlein Kommet
Traditional
Performed by Wiener Sängerknaben (as The Vienna Boys Choir)
Conducted by Peter Marshik
Courtesy of Naxos of America

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Wastes two strong performances

The story is too straightforward and streamlined. Too much of the film is trying to build tension over the success of the mission but the twists and set back all feel too slight and easily overcome. There are more dramatically interesting ways to tell this story and I think trying to fit it into a thriller mode was a mistake. Maybe a courtroom drama would have been a better fit but the plot keeps butting in when the film seems to be going in an interesting direction, i.e. the interplay between Peter and Adolf. The story isn't bad but it could have been so much more.

Fortunately, Kingsley and Isaac turn in some moving understated performances. Kingsley is especially chilling as Adolf and there is weird intertextual irony given his previous role in Schindler's List. Kingsley embodies the banality of evil and it utterly works. Isaac was a good choice to carry the movie.

This film was disappointing. It could have been so much more.