Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Brief Synopsis
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In this study of the fortunes of a working-class German family between 1931 and 1945, two brothers (John Shea and Bill Nighy) find themselves on opposite sides of the Third Reich. The secondary characters, curiously, were of more interest, especially David Warner in the role of Reinhard Heydrich, wh
Cast & Crew
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Jim Goddard
Director
Harry Jones
John Dicks
Warren Clarke
Jose Ferrer
Lucy Gutteridge
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Historical
War
Release Date
1985
Location
West Germany; England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Synopsis
In this study of the fortunes of a working-class German family between 1931 and 1945, two brothers (John Shea and Bill Nighy) find themselves on opposite sides of the Third Reich. The secondary characters, curiously, were of more interest, especially David Warner in the role of Reinhard Heydrich, which he had done earlier in "Holocaust," and Tony Randall as Putzi, an effeminate, anti-Nazi nightclub performer (a counterpart of sorts to Joel Grey's Emcee in "Cabaret"), in one of the campiest performances on television in years.
Director
Jim Goddard
Director
Cast
Harry Jones
John Dicks
Warren Clarke
Jose Ferrer
Lucy Gutteridge
John Normington
Dave Atkins
Chris Jenkinson
John Benfield
Michael Elphick
Jeff M Hall
Robert Demeger
Bruce Morrison
James Coyle
Roger Pope
Alec Linstead
Terry Gurry
Christopher Gray
Matyelok Gibbs
Bernard Lloyd
Ivor Roberts
Steve Dixon
Prentis Hancock
Shaun Curry
John Shea
Ian Collier
Vernon Midgley
Derek Newark
Pam St Clement
Walter Sparrow
Maurice Colbourne
Steven Bronowski
Harry Webster
Ray Armstrong
Jodie Andrews
Cyril Appleton
Tessa Shaw
Philip Croskin
John Moore
Tricia Thorns
Jonathan Stratt
Billy Gray
Charles Lawson
Tony Randall
David Warner
Tim Milsom
Mark Crey
Peter Craze
John Woodnutt
Ruth Goring
Robert Urquhart
Colin Jeavons
Paul Brooks
Bill Nighy
Royston Tickner
Carroll Baker
Peter Marquis
Robert Macleod
Forbes Collins
Struan Rodger
Stratford Johns
Brian Grellis
Caspian Batory
Nick Brimble
Peter Howell
Crew
Alan Bailey
Property Master
Del Baker
Stunts
Chris Barnes
Sound Editor
Ray Barrett
Construction Manager
Neil Binney
Camera Operator
Andrew Boulton
Sound Mixer
Marc Boyle
Stunts
Peter Brace
Stunts
Dave Brandon
Stunts
Tricia Cameron
Hairdresser
Lance Chapman
Other
Lance Chapman
Set Decorator
John Collingwood
Production Accountant
Mary Colquhoun
Casting Director
Louis Conroy
Gaffer
Gerry Crampton
Stunts
Simon Crane
Stunts
Eva Darlow
Choreographer
Brian Davis
Technical Advisor
Alexander Degrunwald
Production Supervisor
Peter Diamond
Stunts
Eileen Diss
Production Designer
Ann Fieldler
Casting Director
Mark Goddard
Assistant Director
Martin Grant
Special Effects
Catherine Halloran
Wardrobe
Reg Harding
Stunts
Richard Harley
Music
David Harris
Special Effects Supervisor
Mike Hart
Music Coordinator
Lukas Heller
Screenplay
Frank Henson
Stunts
Joan Hills
Makeup Artist
Nick Hobbs
Stunts
Richard Hornsby
Assistant Art Director
Alf Joint
Stunts
Andrew Kelly
Special Effects
Roger Mcgough
Theme Lyrics
Gareth Milne
Stunts
Michael Porter
Production Designer
Terry Poulton
Editor
Dinny Powell
Stunts
Trevor Pyke
Sound
Larry Richardson
Music Editor
Edgar J. Scherick
Executive Producer
Sally Shewring
Location Manager
John Shirley
Editor
Roger Simons
Assistant Director
Colin Skeaping
Stunts
Gareth Tandy
Assistant Director
Phyllis Townshend
Script Supervisor
Maggie Tyler
Production Coordinator
Ernest A. Vincze
Director Of Photography
Elizabeth Waller
Costumes
Terry Walsh
Stunts
Malcolm Weaver
Stunts
Aida Young
Producer
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Historical
War
Release Date
1985
Location
West Germany; England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 17, 1985
