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Assassination in Davos

7.0(1)19741h 50m2

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.

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Language
German

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Director

Rolf Lyssy

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Switzerland

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  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical12 Jan 1976
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1974

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Assassination in Davos was released on 1 January 1974.

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