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The Gleiwitz Case (1961)

Genre : Drama, History, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 4M

Director : Gerhard Klein

Synopsis

Re-enacted true story of successful assault by Nazis, posing as Poles, on a German border radio station so that Hitler could "justify" thereby his invasion of Poland.

Actors

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
Kurt Mühlhardt
Kurt Mühlhardt
Friedrich Richter
Friedrich Richter
Günter Naumann
Günter Naumann
Paul-Dolf Neis
Paul-Dolf Neis
Heinz Schröder
Heinz Schröder
Heinz Kögel
Heinz Kögel
Heinz Isterheil
Heinz Isterheil
Horst Giesen
Horst Giesen
Achim Wolff
Achim Wolff
Martin Angermann
Martin Angermann
Jochen Diestelmann
Jochen Diestelmann
Werner Dissel
Werner Dissel
Hans Bosenius
Hans Bosenius
Axel Triebel
Axel Triebel
Marianne Christina Schilling
Marianne Christina Schilling
Siegfried Göhler
Siegfried Göhler
Theresia Wider
Theresia Wider
Dieter Schindelhauer
Dieter Schindelhauer
Herbert Manz
Herbert Manz
Karl-Helge Hofstadt
Karl-Helge Hofstadt
Hubert Hoelzke
Hubert Hoelzke
Horst Gill
Horst Gill
Walter E. Fuß
Walter E. Fuß
Horst Friedrich
Horst Friedrich
Fritz Ernst Fechner
Fritz Ernst Fechner
Rotraud Conrad
Rotraud Conrad
Ingrid Barkmann
Ingrid Barkmann

Crews

Gerhard Klein
Gerhard Klein
Director
Gerhard Klein
Gerhard Klein
Costume Design
Gerhard Helwig
Gerhard Helwig
Production Design
Kurt Schwaen
Kurt Schwaen
Music
Günther Rücker
Günther Rücker
Writer
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Writer
Evelyn Carow
Evelyn Carow
Editor
Jan Čuřík
Jan Čuřík
Director of Photography

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