
In Cold Blood(1967)
After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.


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
David Frankfurter

Gert Haucke
Wilhelm Gustloff
Marianne Kehlau
Frau Hedwig Gustloff

Hilde Ziegler
Doris Steiger

Wolfram Berger
Zvonko

Max Knapp
President de la Cour

Günter Strack
Klaus Knuth

Peter Arens
Staatsanwalt
René Scheibli
Maduz
Assassination in Davos is a drama, crime, thriller, history film released in 1974. Directed by Rolf Lyssy, it stars Peter Bollag, Gert Haucke, Marianne Kehlau. 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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