The Gleiwitz Case

1961 · 64 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 214 VOTES · DIR. Gerhard Klein

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Overview

To justify their invasion of Poland at the start of WWII, Nazi high command hatches a secret plan: six Polish men from an SS training camp are sent on a special mission to the town of Gleiwitz, to fake a Polish raid on Germany. The ‘provoked’ Germans will thus launch a ‘counterattack’ on Poland.

Dialogue Timeline — 426 lines

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00:00:26 THE GLEIWITZ CASE
00:04:52 and the Führer's Cup.
00:07:37 I am in charge of its execution in my capacity as Gestapo chief.
00:12:14 Combat training with General Wiestenberg.
00:13:26 Whatever you are asked to do in the future, remember one thing.
00:15:00 Let all the bells ring.
00:20:10 I'll have it checked.
00:24:07 Where do you plug the backup mike?
00:26:41 Yes.
00:32:22 Preparedness is the mission.
00:33:35 We need patience and iron discipline.
00:34:58 loyalty and bravery.
00:36:45 The tail end of the month.
00:38:56 The reader must be agitated.
00:40:09 The man will be found shot to death outside the station.
00:42:17 Attention!
00:43:38 I guarantee the medical part of the mission.
00:48:14 I really must admit
00:49:32 A gleam in the eyes Of all girls and guys
00:53:10 I, the undersigned, pledge not to reveal for as long as I live
00:55:09 Here is the answer.
00:57:34 Justice must finally be restored.
01:00:16 Poles, take up arms!
01:03:24 Highest value in our world.

Cast & Characters

Hannjo Hasse Alfred Naujocks Herwart Grosse Gestapochef Müller Hilmar Thate KZ-Häftling
Christoph Beyertt Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte
Wolfgang Kalweit Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit
Georg Leopold Volksdeutscher Franz Wyczorek
Heinz Behrens Offizier
Rolf Ripperger
Rudolf Woschiek
Manfred Günther
Rolf Ludwig
Margarete Taudte
Kurt Mühlhardt Major der Abwehr
Friedrich Richter
Günter Naumann
Paul-Dolf Neis
Heinz Schröder
Heinz Kögel
Heinz Isterheil
Horst Giesen
Achim Wolff
Martin Angermann
Jochen Diestelmann
Werner Dissel Volksschullehrer
Hans Bosenius
Axel Triebel
Marianne Christina Schilling
Siegfried Göhler
Theresia Wider
Dieter Schindelhauer
Herbert Manz
Karl-Helge Hofstadt
Hubert Hoelzke
Horst Gill
Walter E. Fuß
Horst Friedrich
Fritz Ernst Fechner
Rotraud Conrad
Ingrid Barkmann

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed426
Dialogue density6.7 lines / min
First line00:00:26
Final line01:03:24

Production Record

DirectorGerhard Klein
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes214

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