Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

2h 30min

TV Movie

Drama

War

History

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.".

Production Companies

Edgar J. Scherick Associates

Metromedia Producers Corporation

Cast

John Shea

John Shea

Karl Hoffmann
Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Helmut Hoffmann
Lucy Gutteridge

Lucy Gutteridge

Mitzi Templer
David Warner

David Warner

Reinhard Heydrich
Warren Clarke

Warren Clarke

Becker (SS assistant to Dietrich)
Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Ernst Röhm
Stratford Johns

Stratford Johns

Uncle Walter
Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart

Albrecht Hoffman
José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg
Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker

Gerda Hoffman
Tony Randall

Tony Randall

Putzi (The Comedian)
John Normington

John Normington

Heinrich Himmler
Derek Newark

Derek Newark

Theodor Eicke
Paul Brooke

Paul Brooke

Gen. Josef Biegler, SA
Colin Jeavons

Colin Jeavons

Adolf Hitler
Struan Rodger

Struan Rodger

Theo Schmidt
Cyril Appleton

Cyril Appleton

Medical Officer
Nick Brimble

Nick Brimble

Gildisch
Bernard Lloyd

Bernard Lloyd

Sepp Dietrich
John Woodnutt

John Woodnutt

Pastor Sommers
Prentis Hancock

Prentis Hancock

Karl Tessler
Peter Craze

Peter Craze

Keilbach
Peter Howell

Peter Howell

Prison Governor
Steve Dixon

Steve Dixon

Mechanic

Release date

17th Feb 1985

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English