Assassination in Davos (1974)

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.

Released Jan. 1, 1974 110 min None+

Genres: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller

Keywords: imdb.social-criticism, imdb.murderer, imdb.nazi, imdb.world-war-two, imdb.assassination, imdb.jewish, imdb.jew + 2 more, imdb.swiss-alps, imdb.switzerland

Country: Germany
Production Country: Switzerland
Languages: German