The Odessa File

The Odessa File

130 mins | Drama, Thriller | Oct. 17, 1974

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.

The Odessa File

130 mins | Drama, Thriller | Oct. 17, 1974

The Odessa File
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Columbia Pictures, John Woolf Productions
Original title The Odessa File
Directors Elaine Schreyeck, Colin M. Brewer, Wieland Liebske, Ronald Neame
Writers George Markstein, Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross, John Rosenberg

Cast

Jon Voight

as Peter Miller

Maximilian Schell

as Eduard Roschmann

Mary Tamm

as Sigi

Maria Schell

as Frau Miller

Derek Jacobi

as Klaus Wenzer

Peter Jeffrey

as David Porath

Klaus Löwitsch

as Gustav Mackensen

Kurt Meisel

as Alfred Oster

Hannes Messemer

as General Richard Glücks

Garfield Morgan

as Israeli General

Shmuel Rodensky

as Simon Wiesenthal

Ernst Schröder

as Werner Deilmann

Günter Strack

as Kunik

Noel Willman

as Franz Bayer

Martin Brandt

as Marx

Hans Caninenberg

as Dr.Ferdinand Schultz

Heinz Ehrenfreund

as Shapira

Alexander Golling

as Colonel

Towje Kleiner

as Salomon Tauber

Günter Meisner

as General Greifer

Gunnar Möller

as Karl Braun

Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel

as Mrs. Wenzer

Christine Wodetzky

as Gisela

Werner Bruhns

as Hoffmann

Til Kiwe

as Medal Shop Proprietor

Georg Marischka

as Prosecution Attorney

Dietmar Mues

as Wehrmacht Captain

Hans Wyprächtiger

as Landlord

Cyril Shaps

as Tauber's Voice (voice)

Herbert Fux

as Make-up Man

Wolfgang Lukschy

as Kranz

Volker Prechtel

as Günther Kolb

Oskar Werner

as SS officer

Miriam Mahler

as Esther Tauber

Alexander Allerson

as Dr. Ratinger

Henning Schlüter

as Ludwig Erhard

Michael Gahr

as Officer

Walter Feuchtenberg

as The Butler

Jean-Pierre Zola

as Landlord