The Odessa File 50 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.
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 86 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 |
| Werner Bruhns He was 46, 49 years old when he died | as Hoffmann |
| Shmuel Rodensky He was 71, 86 years old when he died | as Simon Wiesenthal |
| 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 |
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 83) 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 86) years old | Writing |
| Osman Ragheb as Dialect Coach. He was 48 (now 98) 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 |
The Odessa File (50 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