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Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

1985·Movie·2h 30m

TV Movie, Drama, War, History

4.9 / 10 (12 votes)

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

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.".

Directed by
Jim Goddard
Original language
English
Released
17 February 1985

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

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