The Gleiwitz Case
The Gleiwitz Case (German: Der Fall Gleiwitz) is an East German war film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1961. The plot was reconstructed exactly according to the statements of SS-Man Alfred Naujocks before British authorities at the Nuremberg trials.[1]
| The Gleiwitz Case | |
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| Directed by | Gerhard Klein |
| Written by | |
| Starring | Hannjo Hasse |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | East Germany |
| Language | German |
Plot
The film themes the SS stage-managed Gleiwitz incident at the evening of 31.8.1939. This served national-socialist propaganda as a pretext to start second World War by raiding Poland the next day.
Cast
- Hannjo Hasse as Alfred Helmut Naujocks
- Christoph Bayertt as Franz Sitte
- Wolfgang Kalweit as Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit
- Georg Leopold as Franz Wyczorek
- Herwart Grosse as Heinrich Müller
- Rolf Ripperger as Bieratzki
- Manfred Günther as Kühnel
- Rudolf Woschiek as Tutzauer
- Hilmar Thate as Sachsenhausen inmate
- Rolf Ludwig as SS doctor
- Friedrich Richter as Jewish professor
- Günter Naumann as SS man
- Paul-Dolf Neis as SD chief in Gleiwitz
- Werner Dissel as teacher
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References
- Der Fall Gleiwitz Landesmediendienste Bayern
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