Assassination in Davos
6.4
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.
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Cast
17 people
Peter Bollag
David Frankfurter
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Gert Haucke
Wilhelm Gustloff
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Rolf Lyssy
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Jenatsch
Teddy Bär
Georg Janett
Marianne Kehlau
Frau Hedwig Gustloff
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Hilde Ziegler
Doris Steiger
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Wolfram Berger
Zvonko
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Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden
The Castle
Max Knapp
President de la Cour
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Der Fall
Gilberte de Courgenay
Günter Strack
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Torn Curtain
The Odessa File
Klaus Knuth
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Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
She Devils of the SS
Peter Arens
Staatsanwalt
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René Scheibli
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Rolf Lyssy Director · Georg Janett Writer Fritz E. Maeder Cinematographer
United States release March 8, 1976 · Produced in Switzerland · Original title Konfrontation
Production
Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft (SRG)
Production
Switzerland
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Languages
Original title
Konfrontation
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Switzerland · January 1, 1974
Theatrical
United States · March 8, 1976
New York City, New York
Belgium
January 29, 1976
France
January 12, 1976 · Theatrical
Germany
June 1, 1975 · Berlin International Film Festival
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