Twist of Fate

1h 30min

Drama

SS-Lieutenant Colonel Helmut Von Schreader conceives an unusual plan to escape the aftermath of the Second World War by disguising himself as a Jewish Concentration Camp victim. Under the alias of Ben Grossman, Von Schreader is liberated from the camps and immigrates to Palestine where he joins the Zionist movement. Twenty five years later, living as a hero of Israel and a General in the Israeli Army, the underground SS organization ODESSA locates Von Schreader and orders to him to again serve the cause of the Third Reich.

Production Companies

Jadran Film

HTV

Columbia Pictures Television

Episodes

Cast

Part I

1. Part I

1h 29min

8th Jan 1989

After becoming involved in the July 1944 plot to kill Adolf Hitler, SS Colonel Helmut von Schraeder blackmails an SS doctor to perform plastic surgery, allowing von Schrader to assume the identity of a Jewish man named Benjamin Grossman.

Part II

2. Part II

1h 28min

9th Jan 1989

Now living in Israel, Benjamin Grossman's family is put in danger when his past as an SS officer catches up to him. Meanwhile, his son discovers Grossman's true identity.

First air date

8th Jan 1989

Last air date

9th Jan 1989

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks