Twist of Fate (1989)
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The four-part British miniseries Pursuit, based upon Robert L. Fish's novel of the same name, was first telecast in the United States as the two-part "movie special" Twist of Fate. Bruce Greenwood essayed the leading role of Helmut Von Schraeder, an ex-S.S. officer on the run after conspiring to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944. Undergoing plastic surgery, Von Schraeder assumed the new identity of Jewish concentration camp survivor Daniel Grossman. And as if that wasn't unbelievable enough, "Grossman" went on to a colorful career as an Israeli freedom fighter. The huge multinational cast included British film and TV stalwart Ben Cross and American leading lady Sarah Jessica Parker. Though made for British television, Pursuit did not air in that country until 1990, a full year after its American debut. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Ben Cross - Ben Grossman
- John Glover - Max Brodsky
- Sarah Jessica Parker - Miriam
- Nick Brimble - Soli
- Larry Lamb - Davi
- Ian Richardson - Dr. Schlossberg
- John Travolta
- Paul Freeman - Mittendorf
- Simon MacCorkindale - Manley-Jones
- Mirko Boman - Aaron
- Vjenceslav Kapural - Jewish Man
- Rene Medvesek - Able Two
- Petar Buntic - Sergeant Saul
- Damir Saban - Driver Schultz
- Veronica Hamel - Deborah
- Bruce Greenwood - Helmut von Schraeder
- Nickolas Grace - Wolf
- Constantine Gregory - Perez
- Leon Lissek - Ginzberg
- Peter Sands - Haeften
- Ed Wiley - Willie
- Alf Joint - Chairman
- Branko Blace - Yakov
- Slobodan Dimitrijevic - Shimon
- Tony Mathews - Mullins
- Geoffrey Bateman - Bank Manager
- Trevor Byfield - Richter
- Director(s):
- Ian Sharp
- Writer(s):
- William Bast
- Producer(s):
- Larry White
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