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."

Oct 18 1974 PG 2h 10m
Drama, Thriller

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.

Plot

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 S.S. Captain who commanded a concentration camp during World War II. Miller eventually finds himself involved with the powerful organization of former S.S. members, called "O.D.E.S.S.A.", as well as with the Israeli secret service. Miller probes deeper and eventually discovers a link between the S.S. Captain, "O.D.E.S.S.A.", and his own family.

Written by

Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross, George Markstein

Directed by

Ronald Neame

Cast

Jon Voight, Maximilian Schell, Maria Schell

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, Germany

Production Companies

John Woolf Productions, Columbia Pictures

Languages

Español, English, Deutsch

Awards

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The Odessa File (O Dossiê de Odessa), 1974 - Trailer
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