
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.
Twist of Fate is a 1989 British drama TV miniseries directed by Ian Sharp and starring Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, and Veronica Hamel. A high-ranked participant of the botched Hitler assassination plot goes into hiding with the help of a plastic surgeon as a Jew. In a series of twists of fate he becomes a celebrated general of the Israeli army fighting for the creation of the state of Israel. The film is based on the novel Pursuit by Robert L. Fish and initially was given this name.
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Ended 1989 · 1 season · 2 episodes