John Banner
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Filmography
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Operation Eichmann
(1961)Adolf Eichmann, architect of Hitler's heinous "final solution" which resulted in the murder of six million Jews, escapes Germany at the end of WWII. But two intrepid Israeli agents vow he will not escape justice. Released when the real-life Eichmann trial had the world riveted, the uncompromising Operation Eichmann tells the story of a Nazi zealot drunk on the power to send millions of his fellow human beings to their deaths in gas chambers. And it tells the story of Israeli agents David and Jacob, who miraculously survived one of Eichmann's mass executions when they were children. A 15-year manhunt is on as Eichmann and his mistress hopscotch the globe, pursued by David, Jacob and more dedicated Nazi-hunters, who sometimes wonder if it is better to kill than to capture Eichmann. A suspenseful adventure, a political thriller, and a true-life tale of good and evil: that is Operation Eichmann.

Guilty of Treason
(1950)A Roman Catholic Cardinal from Hungary is arrested and tortured for speaking out against the Nazi occupation of his country during World War II.

36 Hours
(1964)Set during WW-II, Oscar-nominee James Garner stars as an American spy captured by German soldiers and brainwashed into believing the war is over.
Hitler
(1962)Richard Basehart delivers an incendiary performance as history's most notorious madman in this searing exposé of the private life of Adolf Hitler. A semi-factual account of the Führer's rise and fall, this rarely seen film follows Hitler's political career from the failed Beer Hall Putsch of 1923 to his suicide in a Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. Inspired by a 1959 interview with a woman who claimed to be his lover, Hitler mixes historical fact with the theory that impotence and an Oedipal complex fueled the Führer's psychotic quest for power. Costarring John Banner (Hogan's Heroes) and Cordula Trantow in a Golden Globe®-nominated performance as the Führer's beloved niece Geli.

Togetherness
(1970)Amid the beauty of Greece, a communist Olympic athlete attracts the attention of two wealthy heirs who begin a fierce competition for her affection.