Operation Teutonic Sword
1958 · 49 min
Documentary
★ 10.0not streaming
An East German documentary by Andrew and Annelie Thorndike investigating NATO General Hans Speidel’s alleged role in the 1934 assassination of Yugoslav King Alexander I and French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou. Drawing on archival footage and documents, it scrutinizes Speidel’s past and postwar career, provoking controversy and a ban in West Germany. The film won First Prize at the 1958 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the Heinrich Greif Prize in East Germany.
Crew
- Director Andrew Thorndike
- Director Annelie Thorndike
- Writer Andrew Thorndike
- Writer Annelie Thorndike
- Writer Günther Rücker
- Director of Photography Gustl Perrin
- Director of Photography Vera Futterlieb
- Director of Photography Walter Fuchs
Crew
- Director — Andrew Thorndike
- Director — Annelie Thorndike
- Writer — Andrew Thorndike
- Writer — Annelie Thorndike
- Writer — Günther Rücker
- Director of Photography — Gustl Perrin
- Director of Photography — Vera Futterlieb
- Director of Photography — Walter Fuchs
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