Poster of The Odessa File

The Odessa File

Drama, Thriller

Director: Ronald Neame

Release Date: October 18, 1974

Where to Watch

What is a classic? Taps into real emotion. The Odessa File fails by using real events, but not making the central character of those events into a central character in the movie. Lacks emotional resonance. A good thriller about conspiracies which incidentally involves Nazis, but is really about a WWII German soldier’s son investigating his father’s death. Explicitly says that it is not about the murder of Jewish people. Eyeroll. Skip it & see Marathon Man. Jon Voight cannot do accents. Just no! Should be a documentary instead of a fictional thriller!

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