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      The Odessa File

      PG 1974 2 hr. 8 min. Mystery & Thriller Drama List
      67% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score A Holocaust victim's diary inspires a German journalist to embark on a dangerous hunt for postwar Nazis. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jun 05 Buy Now

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      isla s This is what I regard a subtle thriller film. Its not jam packed with fast paced scenes, explosions and the like but it does have a certain thriller aspect to it. Its ok as a mysterious, dialogue heavy story, the plot pace is alright but its not the sort of film that leaves much of an impact on me. The story is quite sobering and sad and the fact that its apparently based on (if but loosely) some facts is certainly food for thought. The main role of Peter Miller (played by Jon Voight) is played well and also present is Derek Jacobi, as Klaus Wenzer. Its a little bland in the middle but I thought the final scene was quite good, worth the wait. Its thoughtful stuff (one key quote worth mentioning being 'Peoples are not evil - only individuals are evil') and there are some twists present but I won't elaborate anymore. Overall I'd say this is worth a watch, yes. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Its a slow burner investigation, but it has a great final confrontation. Well worth a watch, it has aged well. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Frederick Forsyth has written a number of pulpy thrillers from the 1970s onwards with a number of them being turned into movies. Most notably with the superbly tense "The Day of the Jackal" and while "The Odessa File" doesn't quite match up to comparison with that movie, it is a great thriller from that era. John Voight stars as a journalist who becomes involved in uncovering a network of former Nazis hiding in post war West Germany. It is very of its era and so appears somewhat dated and slow in places to the modern viewer but what I love is the gritty, grimy look of the setting. I think we tend to forget just how grim parts of Europe were at this time and, certainly in my household, observations of Hamburg in the 1960s sparked a number of conversations and comparisons with modern times. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review steve d Entertaining but forgettable. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review paul d Taught, effective spy thriller with some deeper themes at work. The movie has a genuine, convincing look and feel. Excellent performance by Jon Voight. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Slow burn but worth the wait. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Time Out Voight's performance gives credibility to his character's obsession, but even that cannot overcome the discrepancy between the deeper themes and the routine nature of this piece of box-office action adventure. Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Nora Sayre New York Times The film makes its points methodically, almost academically. Rated: 2/5 May 9, 2005 Full Review Don Druker Chicago Reader The surprises increasingly fail to surprise. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …does well with the tension, the authentic locations and the terse dialogue, but there’s a genuine pathos in Miller’s crossing from innocence to revulsion of the sins of the fathers… Rated: 4/5 Apr 21, 2024 Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Above average spy adventure w/young Jon Voight. Rated: 4/5 Jun 21, 2008 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Neame's uninspired direction has a great performance by Jon Voight get thrown under the train. Rated: B- Jan 27, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A Holocaust victim's diary inspires a German journalist to embark on a dangerous hunt for postwar Nazis.
      Director
      Ronald Neame
      Screenwriter
      Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross, George Markstein
      Production Co
      Columbia Pictures Corporation
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller, Drama
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 1, 2010
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