Film
The Gleiwitz Case
1961· 1h 4m· Drama· History· Thriller
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.
1961-08-23
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Key Crew
DirectorGerhard Klein
WriterGünther Rücker
Director of PhotographyJan Čuřík
EditorEvelyn Carow
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 8 crew)
Details
Released1961-08-23
Runtime1h 4m
StatusReleased
StudiosDEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
LanguagesGerman
CountriesEast Germany
Rating6.9/10 · 11 votes
Original languagede
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