The Gleiwitz Case (1961)
1961 · 1h 4m · Drama, History, Thriller
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
To justify their invasion of Poland at the start of WWII, Nazi high command hatches a secret plan: six Polish men from an SS training camp are sent on a special mission to the town of Gleiwitz, to fake a Polish raid on Germany. The ‘provoked’ Germans will thus launch a ‘counterattack’ on Poland.
Director: Gerhard Klein
Writers: Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Günther Rücker
Music by: Kurt Schwaen
Cinematography: Jan Čuřík
Editor: Evelyn Carow
Cast
Hannjo Hasse as Alfred NaujocksHerwart Grosse as Gestapochef MüllerHilmar Thate as KZ-HäftlingChristoph Beyertt as Volksdeutscher Franz SitteWolfgang Kalweit as Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm KraweitGeorg Leopold as Volksdeutscher Franz WyczorekHeinz Behrens as OffizierRolf RippergerRudolf WoschiekManfred GüntherRolf LudwigMargarete TaudteMore like this
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