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The Gleiwitz Case

6.919611h 4mMovieDramaHistoryThriller

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.

DirectorGerhard Klein
WritersGünther Rücker·Wolfgang Kohlhaase

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Cast · Directed by Gerhard Klein

HHHannjo Hasse
Hannjo Hasse
Alfred Naujocks
HGHerwart Grosse
Herwart Grosse
Gestapochef Müller
HTHilmar Thate
Hilmar Thate
KZ-Häftling
CBChristoph Beyertt
Christoph Beyertt
Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte
WK
Wolfgang Kalweit
Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit
GL
Georg Leopold
Volksdeutscher Franz Wyczorek
HBHeinz Behrens
Heinz Behrens
Offizier
RR
Rolf Ripperger
RW
Rudolf Woschiek
MG
Manfred Günther
RLRolf Ludwig
Rolf Ludwig
MTMargarete Taudte
Margarete Taudte

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