The Trial of Adolf Eichmann ABC News and PBS Present TheTrial of
Adolf Eichmann   The Broadcast  Premiered: April 30, 1997
Created by: ABC News Great Projects   Check locallistings for
the exact time and station to view this program  The German
Editor  Brian Beford as   The Girl in The Red Coat  Relevant
Today  Return to Home Page  Eichmann Tape Odyssey: Making the
Documentary    The trial of Adolf Eichmann was the first trial
ever televised andone of the first major events ever videotaped.
Nightly, a compilation of thatday's trial "highlights" were
preparedand disseminated to the world broadcast media. Sometimes
the tapes wereliterally cut with razors to assemble the reel--a
far moredifficult process than cutting film where you can
visibly see the image.    The GermanEditor    When Benno
Schoberth took the job as editor of the PBS documentary"The
Trial of AdolfEichmann" he knew it wouldn't be easy. It was a
demanding subject with manytechnicalchallenges and a short
deadline. But he didn't realize it would t