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The Odessa File
Summary: Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, a journalist in possession of the man's diary investigates the alleged sighting of a former S.S. Captain, who commanded a concentration camp during World War II.
Release Date: October 18, 1974
Director:
Ronald Neame
Runtime: 2 h 10 min
MPAA: PG
Language: English
Domestic: $ 1,113,301
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