The Odessa File
The Odessa File
The Odessa File
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1974
2h 10m
6.6(192 votes)
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Overview

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.

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40 members
Acting

Jon Voight

Peter Miller

Jon Voight
Acting

Maximilian Schell

Eduard Roschmann

Maximilian Schell
Acting

Maria Schell

Frau Miller

Maria Schell
Acting

Mary Tamm

Sigi

Mary Tamm
Acting

Derek Jacobi

Klaus Wenzer

Derek Jacobi
Acting

Peter Jeffrey

David Porath

Peter Jeffrey
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Klaus Löwitsch

Gustav Mackensen

Klaus Löwitsch
Acting

Kurt Meisel

Alfred Oster

Kurt Meisel
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Hannes Messemer

General Glücks

Hannes Messemer
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Garfield Morgan

Israeli General

Garfield Morgan
Acting

Shmuel Rodensky

Simon Wiesenthal

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Ernst Schröder

Werner Deilmann

Ernst Schröder
Acting

Günter Strack

Kunik

Günter Strack
Acting

Noel Willman

Franz Bayer

Noel Willman
Acting

Martin Brandt

Marx

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Hans Caninenberg

Dr. Ferdinand Schultz

Hans Caninenberg
Acting

Heinz Ehrenfreund

Shapira

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Alexander Golling

Colonel

Alexander Golling
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Towje Kleiner

Salomon Tauber

Towje Kleiner
Acting

Günter Meisner

General Greifer

Günter Meisner
Acting

Gunnar Möller

Karl Braun

Gunnar Möller
Acting

Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel

Frau Wenzer

Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel
Acting

Christine Wodetzky

Gisela

Christine Wodetzky
Acting

Werner Bruhns

Hoffmann

Werner Bruhns
Acting

Til Kiwe

Medal Shop Proprietor

Til Kiwe
Acting

Georg Marischka

Prosecution Attorney

Georg Marischka
Acting

Dietmar Mues

Wehrmacht Captain

Dietmar Mues
Acting

Hans Wyprächtiger

Landlord

Hans Wyprächtiger
Acting

Cyril Shaps

Tauber's Voice (voice)

Cyril Shaps
Acting

Alexander Allerson

Dr. Ratinger (uncredited)

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Walter Feuchtenberg

Butler (uncredited)

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Herbert Fux

Makeup Man (uncredited)

Herbert Fux
Acting

Michael Gahr

Officer (uncredited)

Michael Gahr
Acting

Nadia Henkowa

Israeli Secretary (uncredited)

Nadia Henkowa
Acting

Wolfgang Lukschy

Sturmbannführer Kranz (uncredited)

Wolfgang Lukschy
Acting

Miriam Mahler

Esther Tauber (uncredited)

Miriam Mahler
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Volker Prechtel

Günther Kolb (uncredited)

Volker Prechtel
Acting

Henning Schlüter

Ludwig Erhard (uncredited)

Henning Schlüter
Acting

Oskar Werner

Wehrmacht Officer (uncredited)

Oskar Werner
Acting

Jean-Pierre Zola

Landlord (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Zola

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