Twist of Fate

Synopsis

SS-Lieutenant Colonel Helmut Von Schreader conceives an unusual plan to escape the aftermath of the Second World War by disguising himself as a Jewish Concentration Camp victim. Under the alias of Ben Grossman, Von Schreader is liberated from the camps and immigrates to Palestine where he joins the Zionist movement. Twenty five years later, living as a hero of Israel and a General in the Israeli Army, the underground SS organization ODESSA locates Von Schreader and orders to him to again serve the cause of the Third Reich.

First Air Date: 1989-01-08

Last Air Date: 1989-01-09

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 2

Networks: NBC

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Top Cast

Ben Cross as Benjamin Grossman
Sarah Jessica Parker as Miriam
John Glover as Max Brodsky
Bruce Greenwood as Daniel Grossman
Veronica Hamel as Deborah
Branko Blaće as Yakov
Mirko Boman as Aaron
Paul Freeman as SS-Oberführer Mittendorf
Martin Friend as Steiner
Nickolas Grace as Wolf

Seasons

Miniseries (1989)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Part I (1989-01-08)

After becoming involved in the July 1944 plot to kill Adolf Hitler, SS Colonel Helmut von Schraeder blackmails an SS doctor to perform plastic surgery, allowing von Schrader to assume the identity of a Jewish man named Benjamin Grossman.
Ep. 2: Part II (1989-01-09)

Now living in Israel, Benjamin Grossman's family is put in danger when his past as an SS officer catches up to him. Meanwhile, his son discovers Grossman's true identity.