The Odessa File
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.
Critics Sentiment
Peter confronts Roschmann revealing personal motive and Tauber's diary
Diary reveals Roschmann's war crimes in Riga concentration camp
Sharp drop from the compelling diary discovery (7.2) to the poorly executed Riga flashback (5.5), then recovery as the investigation gains momentum
The film starts strong with an intriguing setup and maintains solid thriller momentum throughout most of its runtime. While some mid-film sequences suffer from pacing issues and logical gaps, the investigation builds effectively toward a highly praised climactic confrontation that delivers the emotional payoff reviewers were seeking.
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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
Hannes Messemer
General Glücks
Garfield Morgan
Israeli General
Shmuel Rodensky
Simon Wiesenthal
Ernst Schröder
Werner Deilmann
Günter Strack
Kunik
Noel Willman
Franz Bayer
Martin Brandt
Marx
Hans Caninenberg
Dr. Ferdinand Schultz
Heinz Ehrenfreund
Shapira
Alexander Golling
Colonel
Towje Kleiner
Salomon Tauber
Günter Meisner
General Greifer
Crew
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