Leo Hurwitz
Leo was a pioneering US documentary film maker who directed the televising of the Eichmann trial. He is credited with inventing the multi-camera studio system and was blacklisted for ten years by Senator McCarthy for his left wing beliefs. A graduate from Harvard University, he became one of the most eminent film makers in the US celebrated for his documentaries Strange Victory and Native Land. He went on to become Professor of Film and Chairman of the Graduate Institute of Film and Television at New York University.
Anthony LaPaglia on Leo Hurwitz
Leo thought it was too easy to write someone off as a one-dimensional monsterAnthony LaPaglia
"Leo wanted people to understand that many people under certain circumstances could end up making the same decisions. But Eichmann never cracked; not once. He got through the whole trial and I think was completely unrepentant. He was virulently anti-Semitic and clearly felt that what he did was the right thing. That really bothered Leo. He thought it was too easy to write someone off as a one-dimensional monster, but sometimes that’s what they are."
