Documentary · East Germany · 1958 · 49m

Operation Teutonic Sword

Unternehmen Teutonenschwert

Director

Cast

Crew

Gustl Perrin — Director of Photography Vera Futterlieb — Director of Photography Walter Fuchs — Director of Photography Andrew Thorndike — Editor Annelie Thorndike — Editor Annelie Thorndike — Writer

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Annelie Thorndike Director Andrew Thorndike Director Gustl Perrin Director of Photography Vera Futterlieb Director of Photography Walter Fuchs Director of Photography Andrew Thorndike Editor Annelie Thorndike Editor Annelie Thorndike Writer Andrew Thorndike Writer Günther Rücker Writer

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