Released:
1974-01-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
Rolf Lyssy

Runtime:
1h 50min

Genre:
Drama, Crime, Thriller, History

• Cast:
• 
  Peter Bollag
  as
  David Frankfurter
• 
  Gert Haucke
  as
  Wilhelm Gustloff
• 
  Marianne Kehlau
  as
  Frau Hedwig Gustloff
• 
  Hilde Ziegler
  as
  Doris Steiger
• 
  Wolfram Berger
  as
  Zvonko