The Gleiwitz Case

Nan
1h 4m
1961
6.6 /10 (10)

Overview

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.

Country : East Germany
Languages : Deutsch
Released Date: 1961-08-23

Top Billed Cast

Hannjo Hasse

Alfred Naujocks

Herwart Grosse

Gestapochef Müller

Hilmar Thate

KZ-Häftling

Christoph Beyertt

Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte

Wolfgang Kalweit

Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit

Georg Leopold

Volksdeutscher Franz Wyczorek

Heinz Behrens

Offizier

Rolf Ripperger

Rudolf Woschiek

Manfred Günther

Rolf Ludwig

Margarete Taudte

Kurt Mühlhardt

Major der Abwehr

Friedrich Richter

Günter Naumann

Paul-Dolf Neis

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