Assassination in Davos

January. 01,1974      
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Gert Haucke as  Wilhelm Gustloff
Hilde Ziegler as  Doris Steiger
Wolfram Berger as  Zvonko
Max Knapp as  President de la Cour
Klaus Knuth as  
Peter Arens as  Staatsanwalt
Alfred Schlageter as  Rabbi Dr. Salomon

Reviews

SnoReptilePlenty
1974/01/01

Memorable, crazy movie

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Gutsycurene
1974/01/02

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

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FirstWitch
1974/01/03

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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Mathilde the Guild
1974/01/04

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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