The Odessa File 49 years old

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

The Odessa File

After reading the diary of an elderly Jewish man who committed suicide, freelance journalist Peter Miller begins to investigate the alleged sighting of a former SS-Captain who commanded a concentration camp during World War II. Miller eventually finds himself involved with the powerful organisation of former SS members—called ODESSA—as well as with the Israeli secret service. Miller probes deeper and eventually discovers a link between the SS-Captain, ODESSA and his own family.

Credits

The Odessa File Cast

Name Character
Jon Voight He was 35, now 85 years old as Peter Miller
Towje Kleiner He was 26, 63 years old when he died as Salomon Tauber
Til Kiwe He was 59, 80 years old when he died as Medal Shop Proprietor
Klaus Löwitsch He was 38, 66 years old when he died as Gustav Mackensen
Maximilian Schell He was 43, 83 years old when he died as Eduard Roschmann
Derek Jacobi He was 35, now 85 years old as Klaus Wenzer
Herbert Fux He was 47, 79 years old when he died as Make-up Man
Christine Wodetzky She was 36, 66 years old when she died as Gisela
Günter Strack He was 45, 69 years old when he died as Kunik
Maria Schell She was 48, 79 years old when she died as Frau Miller
Gunnar Möller He was 46, 89 years old when he died as Karl Braun
Wolfgang Lukschy He was 68, 77 years old when he died as Kranz
Martin Brandt He was 71, 86 years old when he died as Marx
Alexander Golling He was 69, 83 years old when he died as Colonel
Peter Jeffrey He was 45, 70 years old when he died as David Porath
Kurt Meisel He was 62, 81 years old when he died as Alfred Oster
Georg Marischka He was 52, 77 years old when he died as Prosecution Attorney
Hans Wyprächtiger He was 45, 76 years old when he died as Landlord
Mary Tamm She was 24, 62 years old when she died as Sigi
Garfield Morgan He was 43, 78 years old when he died as Israeli General
Ernst Schröder He was 132, 60 years old when he died as Werner Deilmann
Noel Willman He was 56, 70 years old when he died as Franz Bayer
Günter Meisner He was 48, 68 years old when he died as General Greifer
Dietmar Mues He was 28, 65 years old when he died as Wehrmacht Captain
Cyril Shaps He was 51, 79 years old when he died as Tauber's Voice (voice)
Hannes Messemer He was 50, 67 years old when he died as General Richard Glücks
Shmuel Rodensky He was 71, 86 years old when he died as Simon Wiesenthal
Werner Bruhns He was 46, 49 years old when he died as Hoffmann

The Odessa File Crew

Name Department
Renate Neuchl as Casting. Production
Monika Bauert as Costume Design. She was 30 (now 80) years old Costume & Make-Up
John Woolf as Producer. He was 61 (86) years old when He died Production
Ralph Kemplen as Editor. He was 62 (91) years old when He died Editing
Werner Achmann as Construction Coordinator. He was 45 (72) years old when He died Art
Raimund Stangl as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
John Rosenberg as Script Editor. He was 21 (38) years old when He died Writing
Kenneth Ross as Screenplay. He was 33 (now 82) years old Writing
Susi Krause as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
Atze Glanert as Second Unit Director of Photography. He was 32 (74) years old when He died Camera
Wieland Liebske as Assistant Director. Directing
Ronald Neame as Director. He was 63 (99) years old when He died Directing
Oswald Morris as Director of Photography. He was 58 (98) years old when He died Camera
Andrew Lloyd Webber as Original Music Composer. He was 26 (now 76) years old Sound
Frederick Forsyth as Novel. He was 36 (now 85) years old Writing
Osman Ragheb as Dialect Coach. He was 48 (now 97) years old Crew
John R. Sloan as Co-Producer. Production
Colin M. Brewer as First Assistant Director. He was 42 (84) years old when He died Directing
Jenia Reissar as Casting. She was 70 (96) years old when She died Production
Gordon K. McCallum as Sound Recordist. Sound
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The Odessa File (49 years)

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

  • Release day: Thursday, October 17, 1974
  • Runtime: 130 minutes