Assassination in Davos

Assassination in Davos — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 1, 1974
• Runtime
• 110 min
• Genres
• Drama, Crime, Thriller, History
• Director
• Rolf Lyssy

Assassination in Davos — Cast

P

Peter Bollag David Frankfurter Gert Haucke Wilhelm Gustloff

M

Marianne Kehlau Frau Hedwig Gustloff Hilde Ziegler Doris Steiger Wolfram Berger Zvonko Max Knapp President de la Cour Günter Strack

K

Klaus Knuth