Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil ( Hitler's SS Portrait in Evil )

Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Alternate Title: Hitler's SS Portrait in Evil
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
139 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1985 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jim Goddard

Written By:
Lukas Heller

Actors:
John Shea ..... Karl Hoffmann
Bill Nighy ..... Helmut Hoffmann
Lucy Gutteridge ..... Mitzi Templer (nightclub singer)
David Warner ..... Reinhard Heydrich
Warren Clarke ..... Becker (SS assistant to Dietrich)
Michael Elphick ..... Ernst Röhm (SA Chief)
Stratford Johns ..... Uncle Walter (bartender)
Robert Urquhart ..... Albrecht Hoffman
José Ferrer ..... Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg
Carroll Baker ..... Gerda Hoffman
Tony Randall ..... Putzi (the comedian)
John Normington ..... Heinrich Himmler
Derek Newark ..... Theodor Eicke
Paul Brooke ..... Gen. Josef Biegler, SA
Colin Jeavons ..... Adolf Hitler

Synopsis:

The story of Helmut and Karl Hoffmann. Both come of age at the start of Hitler's power in Germany. Helmut joins the SS and eventually becomes a successful flag rank officer. Karl joins the SA and experiences the darker side of Nazism after the SA is disbanded and Karl is thrown into prison and later conscripted into the German army. Brother is pitted against brother until their relationship, and the Third Reich, stands in ruins.

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil is a 1985 TV 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.

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

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 29 June, 2014.