The Devil's Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes
A few weeks before the opening of the Eichmann trial, transcripts of recorded conversations that Adolf Eichmann had had with a Dutch Nazi journalist, Willem Sassen, were mysteriously handed over to prosecutor Gideon Hausner. The conversations were held a few years before Eichmann was brought to Israel by the Mossad. During the trial, Eichmann tried to convince the judges that he was only a bureaucrat who carried out orders, but in the transcripts Eichmann was found boasting and proud of his significant role in planning and executing the Final Solution. For the first time, we will confront Eichmann with himself in full color, revealing the hidden factors and motives that succeeded in hiding these recordings.
- 2022-2023
- 1 season
- Amazon Prime Video
- Documentary, Drama
A few weeks before the opening of the Eichmann trial, transcripts of recorded conversations that Adolf Eichmann had had with a Dutch Nazi journalist, Willem Sassen, were mysteriously handed over to prosecutor Gideon Hausner. The conversations were held a few years before Eichmann was brought to Israel by the Mossad. During the trial, Eichmann tried to convince the judges that he was only a bureaucrat who carried out orders, but in the transcripts Eichmann was found boasting and proud of his significant role in planning and executing the Final Solution. For the first time, we will confront Eichmann with himself in full color, revealing the hidden factors and motives that succeeded in hiding these recordings.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2022 - 2023
Episode 1
Part One: The Hunt
Mon, Jan 30, 2023 58 mins
In 1956, Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann did interviews detailing his role as architect of the Holocaust; but after he was captured he denied it all. Join the hunt for the tapes of those interviews so you can hear...The Devil's Confession.
Episode 2
Part Two: Smokescreen
Mon, Jan 30, 2023 58 mins
Attorney General Hausner continues to press for access to the Eichmann/Sassen tapes but is frustrated at every turn. Soon he starts to believe there might be forces -- political or otherwise -- working to prevent the tapes from ever being heard.
Episode 3
Part Three: Dealing With The Devil
Mon, Jan 30, 2023 58 mins
Attorney General Gideon Hausner continues to press to find the Sassen recordings in order to confront the evasive Eichmann with his own confession. But as time passes, the investigation begins to reveal other secrets that could be problematic.