1961 1h 4m Gerhard Klein

The Gleiwitz Case

Name: The Gleiwitz Case
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery & Thriller, Made in Europe, War & Military
Released: 1961
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Hannjo Hasse, Herwart Grosse, Hilmar Thate, Christoph Beyertt

★ 6.9 IMDb

Drama History Mystery & Thriller Made in Europe War & Military

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.

Writers Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Günther Rücker

Cast Hannjo Hasse, Herwart Grosse, Hilmar Thate, Christoph Beyertt

DP Jan Čuřík

Music Kurt Schwaen

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