The Odessa File (1974)

The Odessa File (1974)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1974-10-17 Germany, United Kingdom 130 Min. PG-13
6.6 190 votes
Thriller

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.

Cast

Jon Voight is Peter Miller
Peter Miller
Maximilian Schell is Eduard Roschmann
Eduard Roschmann
Maria Schell is Frau Miller
Frau Miller
Mary Tamm is Sigi
Sigi
Derek Jacobi is Klaus Wenzer
Klaus Wenzer
Peter Jeffrey is David Porath
David Porath
Klaus Löwitsch is Gustav Mackensen
Gustav Mackensen
Kurt Meisel is Alfred Oster
Alfred Oster
Hannes Messemer is General Glücks
General Glücks
Garfield Morgan is Israeli General
Israeli General
Shmuel Rodensky is Simon Wiesenthal
Simon Wiesenthal
Ernst Schröder is Werner Deilmann
Werner Deilmann
Noel Willman is Franz Bayer
Franz Bayer
Hans Caninenberg is Dr. Ferdinand Schultz
Dr. Ferdinand Schultz
Towje Kleiner is Salomon Tauber
Salomon Tauber
Günter Meisner is General Greifer
General Greifer
Gunnar Möller is Karl Braun
Karl Braun
Werner Bruhns is Hoffmann
Hoffmann
Til Kiwe is Medal Shop Proprietor
Medal Shop Proprietor
Georg Marischka is Prosecution Attorney
Prosecution Attorney
Dietmar Mues is Wehrmacht Captain
Wehrmacht Captain
Cyril Shaps is Tauber's Voice (voice)
Tauber's Voice (voice)
Alexander Allerson is Dr. Ratinger (uncredited)
Dr. Ratinger (uncredited)
Walter Feuchtenberg is Butler (uncredited)
Butler (uncredited)
Herbert Fux is Makeup Man (uncredited)
Makeup Man (uncredited)
Michael Gahr is Officer (uncredited)
Officer (uncredited)
Nadia Henkowa is Israeli Secretary (uncredited)
Israeli Secretary (uncredited)
Wolfgang Lukschy is Sturmbannführer Kranz (uncredited)
Sturmbannführer Kranz (uncredited)
Miriam Mahler is Esther Tauber (uncredited)
Esther Tauber (uncredited)
Volker Prechtel is Günther Kolb (uncredited)
Günther Kolb (uncredited)
Henning Schlüter is Ludwig Erhard (uncredited)
Ludwig Erhard (uncredited)
Oskar Werner is Wehrmacht Officer (uncredited)
Wehrmacht Officer (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Zola is Landlord (uncredited)
Landlord (uncredited)