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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Rolf LyssyDirector
- Rolf LyssyWriter
- Georg JanettWriter
Cast
- Peter BollagDavid Frankfurter
- Gert HauckeWilhelm Gustloff
- Marianne KehlauFrau Hedwig Gustloff
- Hilde ZieglerDoris Steiger
- Wolfram BergerZvonko
- Max KnappPresident de la Cour
- Günter StrackCast
- Klaus KnuthCast
- Peter ArensStaatsanwalt
- René ScheibliMaduz
- Alfred SchlageterRabbi Dr. Salomon
- Wolfgang HillerCast