The Gleiwitz Case

Name: The Gleiwitz Case
Director: Gerhard Klein
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1961-08-23
Duration: 64 min
Cast: Hannjo Hasse, Herwart Grosse, Hilmar Thate, Christoph Beyertt, Wolfgang Kalweit

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1961 · 64 min · Drama · History · Thriller · TMDB 6.9/10

Overview

To justify their invasion of Poland at the start of WWII, Nazi high command hatches a secret plan: six Polish men from an SS training camp are sent on a special mission to the town of Gleiwitz, to fake a Polish raid on Germany. The ‘provoked’ Germans will thus launch a ‘counterattack’ on Poland.

Directed by Gerhard Klein

Cast

Hannjo Hasse — Alfred Naujocks
Herwart Grosse — Gestapochef Müller
Hilmar Thate — KZ-Häftling
Christoph Beyertt — Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte
Wolfgang Kalweit — Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit