The Gleiwitz Case (Der Fall Gleiwitz) 63 years old

Re-enacted true story of successful assault by Nazis, posing as Poles, on a German border radio station so that Hitler could "justify" thereby his invasion of Poland.

Credits

Hilmar Thate
Hilmar Thate as
Rolf Ripperger
Rolf Ripperger as
Heinz Behrens
Heinz Behrens as Offizier
Hannjo Hasse
Hannjo Hasse as Alfred Naujocks
Rolf Ludwig
Rolf Ludwig as
Herwart Grosse
Herwart Grosse as Gestapochef Müller

The Gleiwitz Case Cast

Name Character
Hilmar Thate He was 30, 85 years old when he died
Rolf Ripperger He was 33, 47 years old when he died
Heinz Behrens He was 28, now 92 years old as Offizier
Hannjo Hasse He was 39, 61 years old when he died as Alfred Naujocks
Rolf Ludwig He was 36, 73 years old when he died
Herwart Grosse He was 53, 74 years old when he died as Gestapochef Müller

The Gleiwitz Case Crew

Name Department
Evelyn Carow as Editor. She was 29 (now 93) years old Editing
Günther Rücker as Writer. He was 37 (84) years old when He died Writing
Gerhard Helwig as Production Design. Art
Wolfgang Kohlhaase as Writer. He was 30 (now 93) years old Writing
Jan Curik as Director of Photography. He was 36 (72) years old when He died Camera
The Gleiwitz Case poster
The Gleiwitz Case (63 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, August 23, 1961
  • Runtime: 64 minutes