- Title: Nazi drama 'Operation Finale' director on the film's timeliness
- Date: 31st August 2018
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA (AUGUST 20, 2018) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR CHRIS WEITZ, SAYING: "The Oscar and Sir Ben scenes are the heart of the movie. The interesting thing is that I didn't have much time, nor did I actually have any inclination, for rehearsal. I liked the idea that each one of the them was doing their own bit of prep and when we saw them i
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- Keywords: Operation Finale Chris Weitz Oscars Issac Ben Kingsley Donald Trump Nazis Adolf Eichmann
- Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA/UNIDENTIFIED FILMING LOCATIONS
- City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA/UNIDENTIFIED FILMING LOCATIONS
- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Film
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- Story Text: Chris Weitz, the director of Nazi-hunting drama "Operation Finale" has been discussing the film's "resonance."
It stars Oscar Isaac as Peter Malkin, the man leading a team of Israeli intelligence officers assigned to capture former SS officer Adolf Eichmann, played by Sir Ben Kingsley, in 1960.
Weitz, who is perhaps best known for directing films such as "About A Boy" and co-directing the teen comedy "American Pie," was shooting "Operation Finale" in Argentina at the same time as the Unite The Right march was taking place in Charlottesville.
He told Reuters: "I began to think that the movie was more and more timely in terms of what was addressed. I mean, I hate to say I'm happy about that but I think that it's good to be a film that manages to have more resonance than it would have had."
"Operation Finale" hits theaters on August 31. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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