That capture is the center focus ofOperation Finale,Chris Weitzs taut spy thriller (in theaters now).

One of the things he would do was he would disarm bombs, Isaac says of Malkin.

And here he was presented with the most complex bomb of all, which was Adolf Eichmanns mind.

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For Kingsley, the film presented a chance to shine a light on a lesser-known part of Holocaust history.

The tragedy is that the Nazis were human beings, Kingsley says.

Its a terrible thought, but Im afraid its true.

People have been enabled by the rhetoric of those in power and inflamed into hatred.

Its really a testament to Ben Kingsleys performance that he [doesnt play Eichmann as] a monster.

Hes a human being.