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The Odessa File
“Hamburg, Germany. 1963. Peter Miller is going inside the dreaded Odessa. More than a few people hope he doesn't get out... ever.”
6.6 / 10• 1974• 2h 10m•PG• English
Thriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jon Voight
Peter Miller
Lead
Maximilian Schell
Eduard Roschmann
Maria Schell
Frau Miller
Mary Tamm
Sigi
Derek Jacobi
Klaus Wenzer
Peter Jeffrey
David Porath
Klaus Löwitsch
Gustav Mackensen
Kurt Meisel
Alfred Oster
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ronald Neame's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Odessa File is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
