Assassination in DavosMovie
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.
About Assassination in Davos
Assassination in Davos is a 1974 drama, crime, thriller movie directed by Rolf Lyssy.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 50m, production credits from Switzerland, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Peter Bollag, Gert Haucke, Marianne Kehlau, Hilde Ziegler. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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