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Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil | |
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Genre | Drama War |
Written by | Lukas Heller |
Directed by | Jim Goddard |
Starring | Carroll Baker Paul Brooke Warren Clarke Michael Elphick José Ferrer Lucy Gutteridge Colin Jeavons Stratford Johns Derek Newark Bill Nighy John Normington Tony Randall John Shea Robert Urquhart David Warner |
Theme music composer | Richard Hartley |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Edgar J. Scherick |
Producer | Aida Young |
Cinematography | Ernest Vincze |
Editor | John Shirley |
Running time | 135 min. |
Production companies | Edgar J. Scherick Associates Metromedia Producers Corporation |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | February 17, 1985 |
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Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil is a 1985 American made-for-television war drama film about two German brothers, Helmut and Karl Hoffmann, and the paths they take during the Nazi regime. The movie was directed by Jim Goddard and starred John Shea, Bill Nighy, Tony Randall, David Warner and John Woodnutt. The film shows Karl, who was originally enthusiastic about the Nazi Party, becoming disillusioned and Helmut, who was at first wary of the Nazi Party, joining the Schutzstaffel (SS) and later being an accomplice to war crimes.