Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil

Jim Goddard
1985-02-17

Brother is pitted against brother under the shadow of the Third Reich.
4.5
150 min

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.".

Cast

Name Character Team
John Shea Karl Hoffmann Unowned
Bill Nighy Helmut Hoffmann Zac E. Chan
Lucy Gutteridge Mitzi Templer Unowned
David Warner Reinhard Heydrich Unowned
Warren Clarke Becker (SS assistant to Dietrich) Unowned
Michael Elphick Ernst Röhm Unowned
Stratford Johns Uncle Walter Unowned
Robert Urquhart Albrecht Hoffman Unowned
José Ferrer Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg Unowned
Carroll Baker Gerda Hoffman Unowned
Tony Randall Putzi (The Comedian) Unowned
John Normington Heinrich Himmler Unowned
Derek Newark Theodor Eicke Unowned
Paul Brooke Gen. Josef Biegler, SA Unowned
Colin Jeavons Adolf Hitler Unowned
Struan Rodger Theo Schmidt Unowned
John Benfield Griesch Unowned
Cyril Appleton Medical Officer Unowned
Nick Brimble Gildisch Unowned
Maurice Colbourne SS Officer Unowned
Pam St. Clement Barmaid Unowned
Bernard Lloyd Sepp Dietrich Unowned
Walter Sparrow Klaus Unowned
John Woodnutt Pastor Sommers Unowned
James Coyle Mueller Unowned
Prentis Hancock Karl Tessler Unowned
Peter Craze Keilbach Unowned
Peter Howell Prison Governor Unowned
Alec Linstead Dr. Best Unowned