Poster for the movie The Odessa File

The Odessa File

1974 • 130 minutes
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.

Picture of Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Peter Miller

Picture of Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Eduard Roschmann

Picture of Maria Schell

Maria Schell

Frau Miller

Picture of Mary Tamm

Mary Tamm

Sigi

Picture of Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Klaus Wenzer

Picture of Peter Jeffrey

Peter Jeffrey

David Porath

Picture of Klaus Löwitsch

Klaus Löwitsch

Gustav Mackensen

Picture of Kurt Meisel

Kurt Meisel

Alfred Oster

Picture of Hannes Messemer

Hannes Messemer

General Glücks

Picture of Garfield Morgan

Garfield Morgan

Israeli General

Picture of Shmuel Rodensky

Shmuel Rodensky

Simon Wiesenthal

Picture of Ernst Schröder

Ernst Schröder

Werner Deilmann

Picture of Günter Strack

Günter Strack

Kunik

Picture of Noel Willman

Noel Willman

Franz Bayer

Picture of Martin Brandt

Martin Brandt

Marx

Picture of Hans Caninenberg

Hans Caninenberg

Dr. Ferdinand Schultz

Picture of Heinz Ehrenfreund

Heinz Ehrenfreund

Shapira

Picture of Alexander Golling

Alexander Golling

Colonel

Picture of Towje Kleiner

Towje Kleiner

Salomon Tauber

Picture of Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

General Greifer

Picture of Gunnar Möller

Gunnar Möller

Karl Braun

Picture of Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel

Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel

Frau Wenzer

Picture of Christine Wodetzky

Christine Wodetzky

Gisela

Picture of Werner Bruhns

Werner Bruhns

Hoffmann

Picture of Til Kiwe

Til Kiwe

Medal Shop Proprietor

Picture of Georg Marischka

Georg Marischka

Prosecution Attorney

Picture of Dietmar Mues

Dietmar Mues

Wehrmacht Captain

Picture of Hans Wyprächtiger

Hans Wyprächtiger

Landlord

Picture of Cyril Shaps

Cyril Shaps

Tauber's Voice (voice)

Picture of Alexander Allerson

Alexander Allerson

Dr. Ratinger (uncredited)

Picture of Walter Feuchtenberg

Walter Feuchtenberg

Butler (uncredited)

Picture of Herbert Fux

Herbert Fux

Makeup Man (uncredited)

Picture of Michael Gahr

Michael Gahr

Officer (uncredited)

Picture of Nadia Henkowa

Nadia Henkowa

Israeli Secretary (uncredited)

Picture of Wolfgang Lukschy

Wolfgang Lukschy

Sturmbannführer Kranz (uncredited)

Picture of Miriam Mahler

Miriam Mahler

Esther Tauber (uncredited)

Picture of Volker Prechtel

Volker Prechtel

Günther Kolb (uncredited)

Picture of Henning Schlüter

Henning Schlüter

Ludwig Erhard (uncredited)

Picture of Oskar Werner

Oskar Werner

Wehrmacht Officer (uncredited)

Picture of Jean-Pierre Zola

Jean-Pierre Zola

Landlord (uncredited)