Assassination in Davos (1974)
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.
Assassination in DavosDrama, Crime, Thriller, History
Cast
- Peter Bollag — David Frankfurter
- Gert Haucke — Wilhelm Gustloff
- Marianne Kehlau — Frau Hedwig Gustloff
- Hilde Ziegler — Doris Steiger
- Wolfram Berger — Zvonko
- Max Knapp — President de la Cour
- Günter Strack
- Klaus Knuth
- Peter Arens — Staatsanwalt
- René Scheibli — Maduz
- Alfred Schlageter — Rabbi Dr. Salomon
- Wolfgang Hiller
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