Overview - Assassination in Davos

Overview

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.

Cast

• Name: Peter Bollag

  Character: David Frankfurter

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• Name: Gert Haucke

  Character: Wilhelm Gustloff

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• Name: Marianne Kehlau

  Character: Frau Hedwig Gustloff

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• Name: Hilde Ziegler

  Character: Doris Steiger

  Popularity: 0.1987

  

• Name: Wolfram Berger

  Character: Zvonko

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• Name: Max Knapp

  Character: President de la Cour

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• Name: Günter Strack

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• Name: Klaus Knuth

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