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The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
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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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.
Rating:PG
Genre:Drama, Thriller
Written By:Edward Anhalt
In Theaters:1/27/1975
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Runtime:117 minutes
Studio:The Ely Landau Organization Inc., Cinévision Ltée, The American Film Theatre
Cast
Arthur Hiller
Director
Maximilian Schell
Arthur Goldman
Lois Nettleton
Miriam Rosen
Lawrence Pressman
Charlie Cohn
Luther Adler
Presiding Judge
Lloyd Bochner
Dr. Churchill
Robert H. Harris
Dr. Weisburger
Henry Brown
Jack
Norbert Schiller
Dr. Schmidt
Berry Kroeger
Joachim Berger
Leonardo Cimino
Dr. Alvarez
Connie Sawyer
Mrs. Levi
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