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The Most Dangerous Man in Europe: Otto Skorzeny's After War
The Most Dangerous Man in Europe: Otto Skorzeny's After War

The Most Dangerous Man in Europe: Otto Skorzeny's After War

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Waffen-SS officer Otto Skorzeny (1908-75) became famous for his participation in daring military actions during World War II. In 1947 he was judged and imprisoned, but he escaped less than a year later and found a safe haven in Spain, ruled with an iron hand by General Francisco Franco. What did he do during the many years he spent there?

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Budget

$151105

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

68 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

29 January 2020

Country

Spain

Cast

Paloma Navarro

Paloma Navarro

Self - Narrator (voice)

Luis María Pardo

Luis María Pardo

Self - Personal Archive Executor

José Luis Blanco Corredoira

José Luis Blanco Corredoira

Self - Writer

Ralph P. Ganis

Ralph P. Ganis

Self - Historian

Almudena Grandes

Almudena Grandes

Self - Writer

Stuart Smith

Stuart Smith

Self - Historian

Joan Buades

Joan Buades

Self - Writer

Javier Juárez

Javier Juárez

Self - Journalist

David Solar

David Solar

Self - Journalist

Jacinto Antón

Jacinto Antón

Self - Journalist

Waltraut Riess

Waltraut Riess

Self - Daughter

Efraim Zuroff

Efraim Zuroff

Self - Nazi Hunter

Óscar González

Óscar González

Self - Historian

Jaume Poma

Jaume Poma

Self - Artist

Alexandra Jones

Alexandra Jones

Self - Historian

Yossi Melman

Yossi Melman

Self - Journalist

Otto Skorzeny

Otto Skorzeny

Self - Former Waffen-SS (archive footage)

Ilse Lüthje

Ilse Lüthje

Self - Wife (archive footage)

Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Víctor de la Serna

Víctor de la Serna

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Joseph Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Hjalmar Schacht

Hjalmar Schacht

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Eva Duarte de Perón

Eva Duarte de Perón

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Miklós Horthy

Miklós Horthy

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Adolf Eichmann

Adolf Eichmann

Self - Nazi Criminal (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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