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The Gleiwitz Case

The Gleiwitz Case

Movie 1961-08-23 1h 4m Drama History Thriller
★ 6.9 / 10 · 11 votes

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.

Status
Released
Studio
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Country
East Germany
Language
German
Director
Gerhard Klein
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
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