TV Movie ·Drama ·War ·History · United States of America · 1985 · 2h 30m

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

Director

Cast

John Shea as Karl Hoffmann Bill Nighy as Helmut Hoffmann Lucy Gutteridge as Mitzi Templer David Warner as Reinhard Heydrich Warren Clarke as Becker (SS assistant to Dietrich) Michael Elphick as Ernst Röhm

Crew

Ernest Vincze — Director of Photography John Shirley — Editor Lukas Heller — Writer Aida Young — Producer Elizabeth Waller — Costume Design

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.".

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

ss (nazi schutzstaffel)nazism

Key Collaborators

Jim Goddard Director Ernest Vincze Director of Photography John Shirley Editor Lukas Heller Writer Aida Young Producer Elizabeth Waller Costume Design

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