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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1974

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Switzerland

Cast

Peter Bollag,Alfred Schlageter,Hilde Ziegler,Wolfram Berger,René Scheibli,Günter Strack,Wolfgang Hiller,Max Knapp,Gert Haucke,Klaus Knuthand 2 more

Director

Rolf Lyssy

Writer

Georg Janett,Rolf Lyssy

Cinematography

Fritz E. Maeder

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0071723