The Odessa File (1974)
The Odessa File (1974)
Hamburg, Germany. 1963. Peter Miller is going inside the dreaded Odessa. More than a few people hope he doesn't get out... ever.
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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Cast

Jon Voight Jon Voight As: Peter Miller
Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell As: Eduard Roschmann
Maria Schell Maria Schell As: Frau Miller
Mary Tamm Mary Tamm As: Sigi
Derek Jacobi Derek Jacobi As: Klaus Wenzer
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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.


Tagline: Hamburg, Germany. 1963. Peter Miller is going inside the dreaded Odessa. More than a few people hope he doesn't get out... ever.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Thriller

Language: Deutsch, English, Español

Release Date: 17 October 1974

Country: DE, GB

Runtime: 130m

Company Credits

Company: John Woolf Productions, Columbia Pictures, Domino Productions, Oceanic Filmproduktion GmbH

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Cast

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Peter Miller

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Eduard Roschmann

Maria Schell

Maria Schell

Frau Miller

Mary Tamm

Mary Tamm

Sigi

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Klaus Wenzer

Peter Jeffrey

Peter Jeffrey

David Porath

Klaus Löwitsch

Klaus Löwitsch

Gustav Mackensen

Kurt Meisel

Kurt Meisel

Alfred Oster

Hannes Messemer

Hannes Messemer

General Glücks

Garfield Morgan

Garfield Morgan

Israeli General

Shmuel Rodensky

Shmuel Rodensky

Simon Wiesenthal

Ernst Schröder

Ernst Schröder

Werner Deilmann

Günter Strack

Günter Strack

Kunik

Noel Willman

Noel Willman

Franz Bayer

Martin Brandt

Martin Brandt

Marx

Hans Caninenberg

Hans Caninenberg

Dr. Ferdinand Schultz

Heinz Ehrenfreund

Heinz Ehrenfreund

Shapira

Alexander Golling

Alexander Golling

Colonel

Towje Kleiner

Towje Kleiner

Salomon Tauber

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

General Greifer

Gunnar Möller

Gunnar Möller

Karl Braun

Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel

Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel

Frau Wenzer

Christine Wodetzky

Christine Wodetzky

Gisela

Werner Bruhns

Werner Bruhns

Hoffmann

Til Kiwe

Til Kiwe

Medal Shop Proprietor

Georg Marischka

Georg Marischka

Prosecution Attorney

Dietmar Mues

Dietmar Mues

Wehrmacht Captain

Hans Wyprächtiger

Hans Wyprächtiger

Landlord

Cyril Shaps

Cyril Shaps

Tauber's Voice (voice)

Alexander Allerson

Alexander Allerson

Dr. Ratinger (uncredited)

Walter Feuchtenberg

Walter Feuchtenberg

Butler (uncredited)

Herbert Fux

Herbert Fux

Makeup Man (uncredited)

Michael Gahr

Michael Gahr

Officer (uncredited)

Nadia Henkowa

Nadia Henkowa

Israeli Secretary (uncredited)

Wolfgang Lukschy

Wolfgang Lukschy

Sturmbannführer Kranz (uncredited)

Miriam Mahler

Miriam Mahler

Esther Tauber (uncredited)

Volker Prechtel

Volker Prechtel

Günther Kolb (uncredited)

Henning Schlüter

Henning Schlüter

Ludwig Erhard (uncredited)

Oskar Werner

Oskar Werner

Wehrmacht Officer (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Zola

Jean-Pierre Zola

Landlord (uncredited)

Directed By

Ronald Neame

Ronald Neame

Director

Colin M. Brewer

Colin M. Brewer

First Assistant Director

Elaine Schreyeck

Elaine Schreyeck

Continuity

Wieland Liebske

Wieland Liebske

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Renate Neuchl

Renate Neuchl

Casting

Dietmar Siegert

Dietmar Siegert

Location Manager

John Woolf

John Woolf

Producer

Pia Arnold

Pia Arnold

Production Supervisor

Leonhard Gmür

Leonhard Gmür

Location Manager

Jenia Reissar

Jenia Reissar

Casting

John R. Sloan

John R. Sloan

Co-Producer

Dieter Meyer

Dieter Meyer

Location Manager

Rolf Zehetbauer

Rolf Zehetbauer

Production Designer

Edited By

Marcel Durham

Marcel Durham

Assistant Editor

Ralph Kemplen

Ralph Kemplen

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Monika Bauert

Monika Bauert

Costume Design

Ille Sievers

Ille Sievers

Wardrobe Supervisor

Raimund Stangl

Raimund Stangl

Makeup Artist

Susi Krause

Susi Krause

Hairstylist

Sound

Leslie Hodgson

Leslie Hodgson

Sound Editor

Gordon K. McCallum

Gordon K. McCallum

Sound Recordist

Derek Ball

Derek Ball

Sound Recordist

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Original Music Composer

Anthony Bowles

Anthony Bowles

Conductor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Oswald Morris

Oswald Morris

Director of Photography

Jimmy Turrell

Jimmy Turrell

Camera Operator

Atze Glanert

Atze Glanert

Second Unit Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Werner Achmann

Werner Achmann

Construction Coordinator

Other Crew

Vic Armstrong

Vic Armstrong

Stunt Double

Osman Ragheb

Osman Ragheb

Dialect Coach

Richard Richtsfeld

Richard Richtsfeld

Special Effects

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