Movie
The Gleiwitz Case
Released: August 23, 1961 (1961)
Runtime: 64 minutes
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Herwart Grosse as Gestapochef Müller
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- Georg Leopold as Volksdeutscher Franz Wyczorek
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- Hannjo Hasse as Alfred Naujocks
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- Christoph Beyertt as Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte
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- Hilmar Thate as KZ-Häftling
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- Heinz Behrens as Offizier
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- Wolfgang Kalweit as Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit
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- Kurt Mühlhardt as Major der Abwehr
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- Werner Dissel as Volksschullehrer
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