Assassination in Davos

Assassination in Davos

Movie 1974-01-01 1h 50m Drama Crime Thriller History
★ 7.0 / 10 · 1 votes

On February 4, 1936, Wilhelm Gustloff, leader of the NSDAP, was shot dead in Davos. His assassin, 27-year-old David Frankfurter, wanted to use the action to highlight the persecution of the Jews. This docudrama describes with great precision the events leading up to the fateful day and the trial that followed. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

Status
Released
Released
1974-01-01
Runtime
1h 50m
Country
Switzerland
Language
German
Links
IMDb, Wikidata, Letterboxd

Awards

Nominated for 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 nominated

  • 1976 International Submission to the Academy Awards Nominated

Award data from Wikidata (CC0). Coverage may be incomplete.

Director
Rolf Lyssy
Cast
Peter Bollag Peter Bollag David Frankfurter Gert Haucke Gert Haucke Wilhelm Gustloff Marianne Kehlau Marianne Kehlau Frau Hedwig Gustloff Hilde Ziegler Hilde Ziegler Doris Steiger Wolfram Berger Wolfram Berger Zvonko Max Knapp Max Knapp President de la Cour Günter Strack Günter Strack Klaus Knuth Klaus Knuth Peter Arens Peter Arens Staatsanwalt René Scheibli René Scheibli Maduz Alfred Schlageter Alfred Schlageter Rabbi Dr. Salomon
Wolfgang Hiller Wolfgang Hiller
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