Operation Teutonic Sword
movie
Released June 06, 1958
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Overview
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
Andrew Thorndike
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Editor
Andrew Thorndike
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Writer
Annelie Thorndike
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Editor
Andrew Thorndike
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Director
Paul Dessau
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Music
Annelie Thorndike
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Director
Annelie Thorndike
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Writer
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Gustl Perrin
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Director of Photography
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Vera Futterlieb
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Director of Photography
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Walter Fuchs
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Director of Photography
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Günther Rücker
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Writer
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Jochen Lange
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Production Manager