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.
Peter Bollag
as David Frankfurter
Gert Haucke
as Wilhelm Gustloff
Marianne Kehlau
as Frau Hedwig Gustloff
Hilde Ziegler
as Doris Steiger
Wolfram Berger
as Zvonko
Max Knapp
as President de la Cour
Günter Strack
as
Klaus Knuth
as
Peter Arens
as Staatsanwalt
René Scheibli
as Maduz
Alfred Schlageter
as Rabbi Dr. Salomon
Wolfgang Hiller
as
