Hitler's SS: Portrait In Evil

David Warner reprised his role of SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich from Holocaust (1978).

Commentators and critics of the film have often remarked that it is unclear exactly what Helmutt Hoffman's job is in the SS, apart from delivering things to his superiors for signature, and in only one instance is anyone actually seen working for him. Based on the dialogue, however, Hoffmann appears to be part of the SD Special Purpose Staff which was known as "Amt z.b.V. Besonderen Verwendung"

When Reinhard Heydrich leaves Berlin to take up a new posting as Nazi Governor of Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia), a scene follows where Helmut Hoffmann is told "You'd better hope Himmler has a job for you, or you'll find yourself fighting Russians." This is in reference to the practice of the SS where General-SS members, without active assignments, would transfer to the Waffen-SS as military reservists. Interestingly, in the subsequent scene set a year later after Heydrich's assassination, Helmut is shown wearing a Waffen-SS tunic complete with combat and service awards from the Eastern Front, thus implying that he *did* find himself fighting Russians.

At one point later in the movie you can hear a broadcast about the failed assassination attempt on Hitler. It is assumed that they are talking about Operation Valkyrie. Bill Nighy stared in both movies.

Hitler's portrait on the Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil (1985) cover/poster is taken from a March 1933 Reichstag election poster, the last one during the Nazi era in which Germans had a choice. The poster shows President Paul von Hindenburg and Chancellor Adolf Hitler. The caption states "The Reich will never be destroyed if you are united and loyal: National Socialism."