Assassination in Davos

Assassination in Davos (1974)

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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.

Date of release
1974-01-01
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller, History
Director
Rolf Lyssy

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Assassination in Davos is a 1974 Swiss thriller film directed by Rolf Lyssy and starring Peter Bollag, Gert Haucke and Marianne Kehlau. It is based on the assassination of the Swiss Nazi Wilhelm Gustloff by David Frankfurter in 1936. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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