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Assassination in Davos

Assassination in Davos

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1974

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Drama, Crime, Thriller, History

Original Title

Konfrontation

Director

Rolf Lyssy

Description

Assassination in Davos (German: Konfrontation) is a 1976 Swiss thriller film directed by Rolf Lyssy and starring Peter Bollag, Gert Haucke and Marianne Kehlau. It is based on the assassination of the Swiss Nazi Wilhelm Gustloff by a student in 1936. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.