Movies and TvShows featuring "former-ss-officer" theme.

In the midst of World War II, Nazi officer Otto Schatz declares the execution of Jewish music-hall comedian Genghis Cohn. Many years later, Otto is comfortably retired into the life of a highly respected police commissioner, and is investigating a series of murders when he encounters the ghost of Genghis Cohn. The haunting turns into a taunting, and before he knows it, Schatz is slowly driven mad as he is lured into a trap.

In post-war Berlin, an American journalist becomes entangled in a web of corruption, murder, and betrayal as he investigates the death of a German jew and the disappearance of a rocket scientist. With the help of an old flame and a Russian officer, he uncovers a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power.

Murer - Anatomy of a Trial is a tense and compelling courtroom drama set in Graz, Austria in 1963. The film follows the trial of an Austrian Nazi war criminal and explores themes of justice, guilt, and the search for truth. The story is based on real events and characters, including renowned Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal.

Urlaub auf Sylt (Vacation in Sylt) (1957) is an East German documentary directed by Annelie and Andrew Thorndike. The film investigates the past of Heinz Reinefarth, a former SS general involved in the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising, who later became the mayor of Westerland on the island of Sylt. Using archival footage and contemporary interviews, the documentary exposes Reinefarth’s wartime crimes and critiques his post-war political career in West Germany. Produced by DEFA, the film serves as a sharp indictment of former Nazi officials holding public office after World War II.