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Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

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Brothers Helmut (Bill Nighy) and Karl Hoffmann (John Shea) grow apart during World War II. Swept away by the hysteria of the Third Reich, blue-collar Karl becomes a storm trooper, but struggles to advance because of his lack of education. Helmut, a literature student at the University of Munich, disappoints his adviser, Professor Rosenberg (José Ferrer), by dropping out to join the SS. Both brothers fall for torch singer Mitzi (Lucy Gutteridge) -- though only one will live to regret his actions.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 06/14/2010
B-
It never rises above a flatness, to remain only a routine telling of familiar historical events. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/09/2018 Poor quality video on a small format See more 04/02/2013 Eighties American TV movie following on the good streak of movies based on the subject of German Nazism. This one tells the story of the lives of two brothers and their rise and falls through the ranks of the S.S. The production is rushed and considerably limited in technical quality, but the quality of the initial idea and a well written screenplay make this one of the better surviving exponents of the trend. See more 12/07/2009 underrated and underplayed See more 02/07/2009 odd to see all "german" characters with english and american accents. sort of played out like a lifetime television melodrama, but it was okay. See more 06/24/2008 Pretty good movie here... It gives us a nice view from the other side of the curtain, where young men were somehow swift off their feet with the enthusiasm that came with the rise of the Third Reich, and then the not so bright reality of it all as things got from bad to worst within Germany as time passed under Nazi rule... I really liked it. Pretty educative! See more 01/20/2008 Good film but the pace is slow, and the picture quality is poor and some of the dubbing is poor. Although it is an English film with English actors in the roles of Germans, it goes horribly astray at times. Good insight how into how if people stand by and do nothing how people at times get away with unspeakable atrocities See more Read all reviews
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Jim Goddard

Director

John Shea

Karl Hoffmann

Bill Nighy

Helmut Hoffmann

Lucy Gutteridge

Mitzi Templer

David Warner

Reinhard Heydrich

Warren Clarke

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Synopsis Brothers Helmut (Bill Nighy) and Karl Hoffmann (John Shea) grow apart during World War II. Swept away by the hysteria of the Third Reich, blue-collar Karl becomes a storm trooper, but struggles to advance because of his lack of education. Helmut, a literature student at the University of Munich, disappoints his adviser, Professor Rosenberg (José Ferrer), by dropping out to join the SS. Both brothers fall for torch singer Mitzi (Lucy Gutteridge) -- though only one will live to regret his actions.
Director
Jim Goddard
Production Co
Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC), Edgar J. Scherick Associates
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 4, 2019
Runtime
2h 30m
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