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Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil
Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil

Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil

Brother is pitted against brother under the shadow of the Third Reich.

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The two-part TV movie Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil crystallizes that evil by concentrating on two Berlin brothers. In 1931, Helmut Hoffman a brilliant student and self-styled opportunist, joins Hitler's SS. At the same time, his younger brother Karl, a top athlete and idealist, becomes a chauffeur for the "S.A.".

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

150 mins

Rating

4.5/10

Release Date

17 February 1985

Country

United States of America

Cast

John Shea

John Shea

Karl Hoffmann

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Helmut Hoffmann

Lucy Gutteridge

Lucy Gutteridge

Mitzi Templer

David Warner

David Warner

Reinhard Heydrich

Warren Clarke

Warren Clarke

Becker (SS assistant to Dietrich)

Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Ernst Röhm

Stratford Johns

Stratford Johns

Uncle Walter

Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart

Albrecht Hoffman

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg

Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker

Gerda Hoffman

Tony Randall

Tony Randall

Putzi (The Comedian)

John Normington

John Normington

Heinrich Himmler

Derek Newark

Derek Newark

Theodor Eicke

Paul Brooke

Paul Brooke

Gen. Josef Biegler, SA

Colin Jeavons

Colin Jeavons

Adolf Hitler

Struan Rodger

Struan Rodger

Theo Schmidt

John Benfield

John Benfield

Griesch

Cyril Appleton

Cyril Appleton

Medical Officer

Nick Brimble

Nick Brimble

Gildisch

Maurice Colbourne

Maurice Colbourne

SS Officer

Pam St. Clement

Pam St. Clement

Barmaid

Bernard Lloyd

Bernard Lloyd

Sepp Dietrich

Walter Sparrow

Walter Sparrow

Klaus

John Woodnutt

John Woodnutt

Pastor Sommers

James Coyle

James Coyle

Mueller

Prentis Hancock

Prentis Hancock

Karl Tessler

Peter Craze

Peter Craze

Keilbach

Peter Howell

Peter Howell

Prison Governor

Alec Linstead

Alec Linstead

Dr. Best

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