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Operation Teutonic Sword
10.0(1)19580h 49m
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.
- Director
- Andrew Thorndike,Annelie Thorndike
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Cast
Crew
Directing
- Andrew ThorndikeDirector
- Annelie ThorndikeDirector
- Klaus AldeFirst Assistant Director
Writing
- Andrew ThorndikeWriter
- Annelie ThorndikeWriter
- Günther RückerWriter
Production
- Jochen LangeProduction Manager
- Heinz GaykProduction Director
- Albert SchulzAssistant Production Manager
Camera
- Gustl PerrinDirector of Photography
- Vera FutterliebDirector of Photography
- Walter FuchsDirector of Photography
- Walter FuchsCamera Operator
- Vera KunstmannCamera Operator
- Gustl PerrinCamera Operator
Editing
- Andrew ThorndikeEditor
- Annelie ThorndikeEditor
Sound
- Paul DessauMusic
- Georg GutschmidtSound
- Hubert KüblerSound Assistant
- Günter LambertSound Mixer
- Karl RaddatzMusic Consultant