The Gleiwitz Case
6.9
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
48 people
Hannjo Hasse
Alfred Naujocks
Also in
Trail of the Falcon
Walter Defends Sarajevo
Herwart Grosse
Gestapochef Müller
Also in
Sunday Drivers
The Stolen Battle
Gerhard Klein
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Evelyn Carow
Hilmar Thate
KZ-Häftling
Known for
Veronika Voss
Günther Rücker
Christoph Beyertt
Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte
Also in
The Best Years
The Silent Star
Klaus Wischnewski
Gerhard Helwig
Wolfgang Kalweit
Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit
Also in
Sun Seekers
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Jan Čuřík
Gerhard Klein Director · Wolfgang Kohlhaase Writer Günther Rücker Writer
First release August 23, 1961 · Produced in XG · Original title Der Fall Gleiwitz
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
XG
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Languages
Original title
Der Fall Gleiwitz
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · August 23, 1961
Theatrical · East Germany
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 11, 1963 · TV · West Germany
Hungary
October 5, 1961 · Theatrical
Romania
December 1, 1961 · Theatrical
Russia
May 14, 1962 · Theatrical
September 21, 1962 · TV
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