The best Hannes Messemer’s thriller movies

Hannes Messemer

Hannes Messemer

17/05/1924- 02/11/1991
We present our ranking of the best Hannes Messemer’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Hannes Messemer.

The Great Escape

The Great Escape
8.2/10
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.

The Odessa File

The Odessa File
7/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 17/10/1974
  • Character: General Richard Glücks
After reading the diary of an elderly Jewish man who committed suicide, freelance journalist Peter Miller begins to investigate the alleged sighting of a former SS-Captain who commanded a concentration camp during World War II. Miller eventually finds himself involved with the powerful organisation of former SS members—called ODESSA—as well as with the Israeli secret service. Miller probes deeper and eventually discovers a link between the SS-Captain, ODESSA and his own family.

The Devil Strikes at Night

The Devil Strikes at Night
7.2/10
Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.

The Defector

The Defector
5.7/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 19/10/1966
  • Character: Dr. Saltzer
An American scientist is sent by the CIA to East Germany to retrieve a secret microfilm from a Soviet scientist interested in defecting to the West but the Stasi secret police's surveillance complicates matters.

Mission to Venice

Mission to Venice
6/10
  • Genre: Thriller
  • Release: 23/04/1964
  • Character: Carl Natzka
An American polo player in Paris gets roped into intrigue when he's asked to find a family friend whom has gone missing.

Die Brücke des Schicksals

Die Brücke des Schicksals
7/10

Douze heures d'horloge

Douze heures d'horloge
6.2/10

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