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Overview
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18 October 1974 (USA) moreTagline:
A gripping puzzle of pursuit and escape morePlot:
After reading the diary of an elderly Jewish man who committed suicide, freelance journalist Peter Miller... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Great film UNTIL the climax moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 Deilman |
| Günter Strack | ... | Kunik (also as Gunter Strack) |
| Noel Willman | ... | Franz Bayer |
| Martin Brandt | ... | Marx |
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Also Known As:
Der Fall Odessa (West Germany)Die Akte Odessa (West Germany)
The O.D.E.S.S.A. File (UK) (alternative spelling)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
130 min | Germany:120 minAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:PG (TV rating) | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) (2005) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1975) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1988) | USA:PG | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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The term ODESSA stands for "Organisation der ehemaligen SS Angehörigen", which translates to: Organization of the former SS members. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: The action starts in 1963, in the day when President Kennedy was killed. The ambulance that brings Salomon Tauber's body to the hospital is a Volkswagen Kombi model 1967 or newer. The 1963 model had a split windshield. moreQuotes:
[Miller is trying to sell his editor on a story based on the diary]Editor: No one wants to read about Jews.
Miller: They were GERMANS!
Editor: They were German Jews.
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Christmas Dream moreFAQ
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I love this film. Jon Voight's German accent is excellent, as is his acting. The film is great, but falters at the ending, which could have been developed more carefully. The big secret is interesting, though.