The Gleiwitz Case
(1961)
August 23, 1961• 1h 4m
69%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Gerhard Klein
Director
Top Billed Cast
HH
Hannjo Hasse
Alfred Naujocks
HG
Herwart Grosse
Gestapochef Müller
HT
Hilmar Thate
KZ-Häftling
CB
Christoph Beyertt
Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte
WK
Wolfgang Kalweit
Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit
GL
Georg Leopold
Volksdeutscher Franz Wyczorek
HB
Heinz Behrens
Offizier
RR
Rolf Ripperger
RW
Rudolf Woschiek
MG
Manfred Günther
