The 
Odessa
File 

(1974)
 Directed by  Ronald Neame 

Writing credits:
 Frederick Forsyth (novel),  Kenneth Ross 

 

Plot Summary:  An overeager German journalist (Jon Voight) discovers a long-buried secret plot beginning to  resurface in this moderately compelling, surprisingly straightforward adaptation of a novel by conspiracy whiz Fredrick (Day of the Jackal) Forsythe. Although this somewhat pokey suspenser never quite flows the way a classic espionage thriller should, it does offer a number of compelling diversions along the way, including a blessedly nonhammy (and impressively accented) performance by Voight, Derek Jacobi's amusingly Freudian supporting turn, and a tremendously physical hand-to-hand confrontation in a print shop that leaves no pane of glass intact. Maximillian Schell's scenery-chewing, deliciously evil cameo almost makes this worth the watch by itself... from Amazon.com

with...
Jon Voight:  Peter Miller 
Maximilian Schell: Eduard Roschmann 
Maria Schell:  Frau Miller 
Mary Tamm:  Sigi 
Derek Jacobi:  Klaus Wenzer 
Peter Jeffrey (I):  David Porath 
Klaus Löwitsch:  Gustav Mackensen 
Kurt Meisel:  Alfred Oster 
Hannes Messemer:  General Glucks 
Garfield Morgan:  Israeli General 

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