The Gleiwitz Case (1961)
The Gleiwitz Case (1961)
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.

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Cast

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

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.


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Genres: Drama, History, Thriller

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 23 August 1961

Country: XG

Runtime: 64m

Company Credits

Company: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

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Costume and Makeup

Gerhard Klein

Gerhard Klein

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Camera

Jan Čuřík

Jan Čuřík

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Art Department

Gerhard Helwig

Gerhard Helwig

Production Design

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