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Assassination in Davos

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.

Top Cast

  • Peter Bollag

    Peter Bollag

    David Frankfurter

  • Gert Haucke

    Gert Haucke

    Wilhelm Gustloff

  • Marianne Kehlau

    Marianne Kehlau

    Frau Hedwig Gustloff

  • Hilde Ziegler

    Hilde Ziegler

    Doris Steiger

  • Wolfram Berger

    Wolfram Berger

    Zvonko

  • Max Knapp

    Max Knapp

    President de la Cour

  • Günter Strack

    Günter Strack

  • Klaus Knuth

    Klaus Knuth

  • Peter Arens

    Peter Arens

    Staatsanwalt

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.

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