The Kastner Trial (1994)
Synopsis
This three-part television courtroom drama series is based on one of the most controversial trials in Israel’s history. In 1944 Dr Yisrael Kastner, a member of the committee for the rescue of Hungarian Jewry, succeeded in saving the lives of 1,685 Jews by gaining permission for them to leave Budapest. A decade later he was accused of collaborating with the Nazis and was assassinated. Focusing on the courtroom procedures of 1954–5, as well as on the private lives of the protagonists, and drawing on court proceedings and interviews, the drama deconstructs the narrative of the Holocaust, bringing out issues such as the ineffective policy of the Zionist leadership regarding the Holocaust and the morally ambivalent stance of the survivors.
First Air Date: 1994-11-07
Last Air Date: 1994-11-21
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 3
Top Cast
- Ya'akov Alperin as N/A
- Avigail Ariely as N/A
- Idit Gideon Ben-Eliyahu as N/A
- Sasson Gabai as Israel (Rudolf/Reszo) Kastner
- Yosef Carmon as Atty. Gen. Haim Cohen
- Alexander Peleg as Shmuel Hirsch
- Yona Elian as Hanzi Brand
- Ruth Geller as Katarina Szenes
- Yoram Hattab as Attorney Marinsky
- Ohad Shahar as Attorney Shmuel Tamir
Seasons
Season 1 (1994)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Episode 1
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Ep. 2: Episode 2
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Ep. 3: Episode 3
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