The Infiltrator (1995 film)

The Infiltrator is a 1995 American thriller drama film directed by John Mackenzie based on the book In Hitler's Shadow: An Israeli's Journey Inside Germany's Neo-Nazi Movement by Yaron Svoray and Nick Taylor about an Israeli freelance journalist who travels to Germany in the early 1990s and uncovers a dangerously pervasive underground Neo-Nazi faction with the intent to bring Nazism back to the forefront in Germany.[1][2] It stars Oliver Platt ,Arliss Howard, Tony Haygarth, Julian Glover and Michael Byrne.

For other uses, see Infiltrator (disambiguation).
The Infiltrator
Written byYaron Svoray &
Nick Taylor (book In Hitler's Shadow),
Robert J. Avrech &
Guy Andrews (story),
Guy Andrews (teleplay)
Directed byJohn Mackenzie
Starring
Music byHal Lindes
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
CinematographyMick Coulter
EditorGraham Walker
Running time92 minutes
Production companyHBO Showcase
DistributorHBO
Release
Original release
  • June 24, 1995 (1995-06-24)

The film was released on June 24, 1995 on HBO.[3] It was final film under HBO Showcase banner before it was renamed to HBO NYC Productions in 1996.

Cast

Original airing

The film originally aired on HBO on June 24, 1995.

Reception

Variety praised the high quality of performances and production values of the film and called it "powerful TV, all the more unsettling for reminding us that right-wing extremism didn’t die with Hitler."[3]

References
  1. Endrst, James (June 19, 1995). "HBO's `Infiltrator' A Compelling Thriller". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. Wyden, Peter (January 22, 1995). "In Search of Neo-Nazis : IN HITLER'S SHADOW: An Israeli's Amazing Journey Inside Germany's Neo-Nazi Movement, By Yaron Svoray and Nick Taylor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  3. Taylor, Jonathan (June 23, 1995). "The Infiltrator". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2018.


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