Hunt of Notorious Nazi Criminal Adolf Eichmann to be Depicted in Drama by ‘The Roundup’ Director Rose Bosch (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe relentless 15-year hunt for Adolf Eichmann, the notorious high-ranking Nazi criminal who fled Germany at the end of WW2 and hid in Argentina with his family, will be charted in a thriller series by Rose Bosch (“1492: Conquest of Paradise,” “The Roundup”).Titled “The Capture,” the six-part English-language series is being produced by Marc Missonnier and Christine de Bourbon-Busset at Lincoln TV, the Paris-based banner behind “Mirages” and “Cheyenne & Lola.” The script is now completed and the veteran producers are getting ready to introduce the project to potential partners, including broadcasters and streamers.Bosch, a former investigative journalist who is passionate about history, previously wrote the script of Ridley Scott’s Christopher Columbus film “1492: Conquest of Paradise,” as well as penned and directed “The Roundup” which depicted the infamous Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel’ d’Hiv) in Paris.
The 2010 movie, which sheds light on the lesser-known mass arrest of Jews, including children, by French police in 1942 and their deportation in concentration camps, is still being studied in schools on top of being featured at the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial in Washington. Bosch said she had conducted thorough research about Nazi Germany and Third Reich leaders during several years to write the script for “The Roundup” and digged ever deeper to unearth a wealth of details about Eichmann’s psyche and unwavering dedication to Hitler’s Nazi agenda, as well as the efforts across different continents to capture him and bring him to Israel to face trial.
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