Movie Details

Title

The Odessa File

Overview

After reading the diary of an elderly Jewish man who committed suicide, freelance journalist Peter Miller begins to investigate the alleged sighting of a former SS-Captain who commanded a concentration camp during World War II. Miller eventually finds himself involved with the powerful organisation of former SS members—called ODESSA—as well as with the Israeli secret service. Miller probes deeper and eventually discovers a link between the SS-Captain, ODESSA and his own family.

Runtime

2 h 10 min

Release Date

17 October 1974

Actors

Jon Voight, Maximilian Schell, Mary Tamm, Maria Schell, 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, Herbert Fux, Wolfgang Lukschy

Certification

PG

Genres

Drama, Thriller

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