Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Rolf Lyssy
- Writers
- Georg Janett, Rolf Lyssy
- Release Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 110 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, Crime, Thriller, History
- Language
- DE
- Country
- Switzerland
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (1 votes)
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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.
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