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The Odessa File poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.9 / 100
1974·Drama / Thriller·2h 10m

THE ODESSA FILE

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

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.

Above the Line
Ronald Neame·DirectorGeorge Markstein·ScreenplayKenneth Ross·ScreenplayOswald Morris·Director of PhotographyAndrew Lloyd Webber·Original Music ComposerRalph Kemplen·Editor
Cast
Jon Voight·Peter MillerMaximilian Schell·Eduard RoschmannMaria Schell·Frau MillerMary Tamm·SigiDerek Jacobi·Klaus WenzerPeter Jeffrey·David PorathKlaus Löwitsch·Gustav MackensenKurt Meisel·Alfred OsterHannes Messemer·General GlücksGarfield Morgan·Israeli General
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Ronald Neame·DirectorColin M. Brewer·First Assistant DirectorWieland Liebske·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
George Markstein·ScreenplayKenneth Ross·ScreenplayJohn Rosenberg·Script EditorFrederick Forsyth·Novel
Camera· 3
Oswald Morris·Director of PhotographyAtze Glanert·Second Unit Director of PhotographyJimmy Turrell·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
Ralph Kemplen·EditorMarcel Durham·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Andrew Lloyd Webber·Original Music ComposerLeslie Hodgson·Sound EditorDerek Ball·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 3
Monika Bauert·Costume DesignRaimund Stangl·Makeup ArtistWerner Achmann·Construction Coordinator
Production· 7
John Woolf·ProducerDieter Meyer·Location ManagerPia Arnold·Production SupervisorLeonhard Gmür·Location ManagerRenate Neuchl·CastingDietmar Siegert·Location ManagerJenia Reissar·Casting
Other Departments· 5
Vic Armstrong·Stunt DoubleSusi Krause·HairstylistOsman Ragheb·Dialect CoachRichard Richtsfeld·Special EffectsIlle Sievers·Wardrobe Supervisor
By the Numbers
74.9
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
64%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Odessa File's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#CC0000
#FFFFFF
Mood
Tense, Suspenseful, Urgent
Composition
Split
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The top half of the poster depicts a blonde man in a dark suit crawling on train tracks, looking to his right. A red train with 'St. Pauli' visible on its front”

thrillerdrama
Key Elements
TrainTrain TracksPistolsBriefcase
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
8/10
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