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Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

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

1985★ 4.9 · 122h 30mTV MovieDramaWarHistory

Overview

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.".

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Cast

Bill Nighy
as Helmut Hoffmann

David Warner
as Reinhard Heydrich

Carroll Baker
as Gerda Hoffman

Nick Brimble
as Gildisch

Tony Randall
as Putzi (The Comedian)

Struan Rodger
as Theo Schmidt

John Shea
as Karl Hoffmann

Walter Sparrow
as Klaus

José Ferrer
as Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg

Michael Elphick
as Ernst Röhm

Warren Clarke
as Becker (SS assistant to Dietrich)

Lucy Gutteridge
as Mitzi Templer

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Release date: 1985-02-17

Runtime: 2h 30m

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