- Summary
- Dramatization of a successful assault by Nazis, posing as Poles, on a German border radio station so that Hitler could "justify" his invasion of Poland. The film reflects on the possibilities and techniques of provocation. It shows how facts and opinions can be manipulated and how people are made to accept lies, murder, and war.
- Variant Title
- Fall Gleiwitz
- Format
- Video
- Published
- New York : First Run Features, [2006]
- Locale
- Poland
Gleiwitz (Germany)
Germany
- Other Authors/Editors
- Klein, Gerhard, 1920-1970.
Kohlhaase, Wolfgang, 1931-2022.
Rücker, Günther.
Albrecht, Erich, 1907-
Hasse, Hannjo, 1921-1983.
Grosse, Herwart, 1908-1982.
Thate, Hilmar.
Schwaen, Kurt, 1909-2007.
First-Run Features (Firm)
DEFA.
Icestorm International, Inc.
University of Massachusetts (System)
- Notes
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Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
Special features: "The case of 'The Gleiwitz case'" essay; Film about editor Evelyn Carow; Original trailer; Photo gallery; Biographies; Filmographies.
Cinematography, Jan Čuřík ; editor, Evelyn Carow ; music, Kurt Schwaen.
Hannjo Hasse, Herwart Grosse, Hilmar Thate, Georg Leopold, Wolfgang Kalweit, Rolf Ripperger, Christoph Beyertt, Rudolf Woschick, Manfred Günther.
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital.
German dialogue, English subtitles.
