Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
"Brother is pitted against brother under the shadow of the Third Reich."
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Released: Feb 17, 1985
Runtime: 2h 30m
Rating: ⭐ 4.8 / 10
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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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John Shea
Karl Hoffmann

Bill Nighy
Helmut Hoffmann

Lucy Gutteridge
Mitzi Templer

David Warner
Reinhard Heydrich

Warren Clarke
Becker (SS assistant to Dietrich)

Michael Elphick
Ernst Röhm

Stratford Johns
Uncle Walter

Robert Urquhart
Albrecht Hoffman

José Ferrer
Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg

Carroll Baker
Gerda Hoffman