The Odessa File (1974)

Directed by

Ronald Neame

Genre

drama film, political thriller film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 203 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist in 1960s West Germany investigates a secret network of former SS officers hiding from justice. He traces a trail of documents and corruption that puts his own life in danger.

tenseinvestigativeharrowingmethodicalbleaksuspensefulgrimserious

What happens

The Odessa File is a 1974 thriller film, adapted from the 1972 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth, about a reporter's investigation into the ODESSA: an organisation set up to protect former members of the SS in post-Second World War West Germany. The film stars Jon Voight, Mary Tamm, Maximilian Schell and Maria Schell and was directed by Ronald Neame, with a score by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It was the only film that the Schell siblings made together. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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