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The Odessa File (1974)
Directed by Ronald Neame
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Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, investigative journalist Peter Miller sets out to hunt down an SS Captain and former concentration camp commander. In doing so he discovers that, despite allegations of war crimes, the former commander has become a man of importance in industry in post-war Germany, protected from prosecution by a powerful organisation of former SS members called Odessa.
Rated PG | Length 130 minutes
Actors
Jon Voight | Maximilian Schell | Maria Schell | Mary Tamm | Derek Jacobi | Peter Jeffrey | Klaus Löwitsch | Kurt Meisel | Hannes Messemer | Garfield Morgan | Shmuel Rodensky | Ernst Schröder | Günter Strack | Noel Willman | Martin Brandt | Hans Caninenberg | Heinz Ehrenfreund | Alexander Golling | Towje Kleiner | Günter Meisner | Gunnar Möller | Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel | Christine Wodetzky | Werner Bruhns | Til Kiwe | Georg Marischka | Dietmar Mues | Hans Wyprächtiger | Cyril Shaps | Alexander Allerson | Walter Feuchtenberg | Herbert Fux | Michael Gahr | Nadia Henkowa | Wolfgang Lukschy | Miriam Mahler | Volker Prechtel | Henning Schlüter | Oskar Werner | Jean-Pierre Zola
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/15/2024 | TV | Streaming | TV | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I loved the book, but was disappointed with the film. It’s an ok thriller with good location filming, with everyone speaking English with German accents.
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