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."

1974 2h 10m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 207

Thriller

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Jon Voight
Peter Miller
Maximilian Schell
Eduard Roschmann
Maria Schell
Frau Miller
Mary Tamm
Sigi
Derek Jacobi
Klaus Wenzer
Peter Jeffrey
David Porath
Klaus Löwitsch
Gustav Mackensen
Kurt Meisel
Alfred Oster

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ronald Neame
Writers: George Markstein, Kenneth Ross
Languages: German, Spanish, English
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Spanish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ronald Neame, shot by Oswald Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ralph Kemplen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jon Voight and Maximilian Schell and Maria Schell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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

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The take

Ronald Neame directs. Oswald Morris behind the camera. Andrew Lloyd Webber scores. Ralph Kemplen cuts. Produced in Germany, United Kingdom. Dialogue in German, Spanish, English.

Trivia

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152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Spanish, English.
3International production across 2 countries: Germany, United Kingdom.
4Directed by Ronald Neame, shot by Oswald Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ralph Kemplen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jon Voight and Maximilian Schell and Maria Schell carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Hamburg, Germany. 1963. Peter Miller is going inside the dreaded Odessa. More than a few people hope he doesn't get out... ever.".
9IMDB entry: tt0071935 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "suicide", "assassin", "based on novel or book", "nazi".