The Gleiwitz Case

Name: The Gleiwitz Case
Director: Gerhard Klein
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1961-08-23
Duration: 64 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Hannjo Hasse, Herwart Grosse, Hilmar Thate, Christoph Beyertt, Wolfgang Kalweit

HDIMDB: 6.9

The Gleiwitz Case (1961) is a drama, history, thriller directed by Gerhard Klein rated 6.9/10.

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.

Released: 1961-08-23

Duration: 1h 4m

Genre: Drama, History, Thriller

Country: East Germany

Director: Gerhard Klein

Writer: Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Günther Rücker

Cast: Hannjo Hasse, Herwart Grosse, Hilmar Thate, Christoph Beyertt

Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme