The Odessa File
by Frederick Forsythliterary work· published 1972
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The Odessa File is a thriller by English writer Frederick Forsyth, first published in 1972, about the adventures of a young German reporter attempting to discover the location of a former SS concentration-camp commander. The name ODESSA is an acronym for the German phrase "Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen", which translates as "Organisation of Former Members of the SS". The novel depicts ODESSA as an international Nazi organisation established shortly before the defeat of Nazi Germany for the purpose of protecting former members of the SS after the war.
Adaptations (1)
The Odessa File was adapted into a 1974 film.
The Odessa File1974 · film · 130 min · dir. Ronald Neame · IMDb ↗IMDb7.069%Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, investigative journalist Peter Miller sets out to hunt down an SS Captain and former concentration camp commander. In doing so he discovers that, despite allegations of war crimes, the former commander has become a man of importance in industry in post-war Germany, protected from prosecution by a powerful organisation of former SS members called Odessa.
