Drama ·History ·Thriller · East Germany · 1961 · 1h 4m

The Gleiwitz Case

Der Fall Gleiwitz

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Director
Gerhard Klein
Cast
Hannjo Hasse as Alfred Naujocks Herwart Grosse as Gestapochef Müller Hilmar Thate as KZ-Häftling Christoph Beyertt as Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte Wolfgang Kalweit as Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit Georg Leopold as Volksdeutscher Franz Wyczorek
Crew
Jan Čuřík — Director of Photography Evelyn Carow — Editor Günther Rücker — Writer Wolfgang Kohlhaase — Writer Gerhard Helwig — Production Design Gerhard Klein — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
nazidocudrama
Key Collaborators
Gerhard Klein Director Jan Čuřík Director of Photography Evelyn Carow Editor Günther Rücker Writer Wolfgang Kohlhaase Writer Gerhard Helwig Production Design Gerhard Klein Costume Design
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