Assassination in Davos

Assassination in Davos 1974 Directed by Rolf Lyssy Konfrontation

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.

Countries Germany , Switzerland

Production Country Switzerland

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gneres Crime , Drama , History , Thriller

Release Date 1 January 1974

110 mins