Norbert Kröcher & Operation Leo

Overview

Following the 1975 West German Embassy siege in Stockholm, the German Red Army Faction (RAF) terrorist Norbert Kröcher allegedly planned to kidnap Anna-Greta Leijon. The goal was to exchange Leijon for 8 of his comrades held in German prisons. The plan, known as Operation Leo, was intercepted by the Swedish Security Service (Säpo) and Kröcher and other team members was arrested on 31 March in Stockholm.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 1, 1977

Original language

Swedish

Countries

Sweden

Production

SVT

Cast

Carl Persson,Katarina Motzi Ekelöf,Eive Tungstedt,Anna-Greta Leijon,Norbert Kröcher,Karl Gratzer,Anna-Karin Lindgren,Lennart Warring,Pia Laskar

Director

Bo Holmström

Producer

Christina Jutterström

Cinematography

Johan Schell

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt8761586