The Gleiwitz Case

Name: The Gleiwitz Case
Director: Gerhard Klein
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1961-08-23
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Hannjo Hasse, Herwart Grosse, Hilmar Thate, Christoph Beyertt, Wolfgang Kalweit

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.

Director:Gerhard Klein

6.9

1961

64 mins

Languages:German

DramaHistoryThriller

Production:

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme