Search - The Odessa File [Widescreen/Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1974 DVD Release: 01/11/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 8 mins Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Drama, Political Thriller See Also: The Odessa File [Fullscreen]

The Odessa File is set in Hamburg in the winter of 1963. Jon Voight plays Peter Miller, a German reporter who is investigating the whereabouts of missing Nazi war criminals. After reading the diary of a Holocaust survivor who has recently committed suicide, Miller goes on the trail of in-hiding SS officer Eduard Roschmann (Maximilian Schell). The reporter finds his investigation blocked by members of a secretive group called Odessa. With the help of Israeli activists, Miller persists in his search. Schell's sister Maria also appears in The Odessa File as Miller's mother, the widow of a German soldier. Based on a nailbiting novel by Frederick Forsyth, The Odessa File is highlighted by the exquisitely Teutonic score of Andrew Lloyd Webber. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Jon Voight - Peter Miller
Maximilian Schell - Eduard Roschmann
Maria Schell - Frau Miller
Mary Tamm - Sigi
Derek Jacobi - Klaus Wenzer

Ronald Neame's taut thriller The Odessa File comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen image preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and is preferable to the standard full-frame transfer. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include production notes, talent files, and a theatrical trailer. This disc is good enough to recommend, especially when one considers the inexpensive list price. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide