The Gleiwitz Case

The Gleiwitz Case

1961
1h 4m
6.6

6.6/10

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Drama History Thriller
Overview

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.

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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production Countries
East Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Keywords

nazi docudrama

Quick Facts

Original Title Der Fall Gleiwitz
Release Date August 23, 1961
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0054864

Cast

Hannjo Hasse
Hannjo Hasse

Alfred Naujocks

Herwart Grosse
Herwart Grosse

Gestapochef Müller

Hilmar Thate
Hilmar Thate

KZ-Häftling

Christoph Beyertt
Christoph Beyertt

Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte

Wolfgang Kalweit
Wolfgang Kalweit

Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit

Georg Leopold
Georg Leopold

Volksdeutscher Franz Wyczorek

Heinz Behrens
Heinz Behrens

Offizier

Rolf Ripperger
Rolf Ripperger

Rudolf Woschiek
Rudolf Woschiek

Manfred Günther
Manfred Günther

Rolf Ludwig
Rolf Ludwig

Margarete Taudte
Margarete Taudte

Key Crew

Gerhard Klein
Director
Günther Rücker
Writer
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Writer