Basic Info
Release: June 06, 1958
Runtime: 49 min
Status: Released
Operation Teutonic Sword
1958
49 min
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- East Germany
Spoken Languages
- German de
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Cast
Eckart Friedrichson
Sprecher
Crew
Andrew Thorndike
Director
Annelie Thorndike
Director
Annelie Thorndike
Writer
Andrew Thorndike
Writer
Paul Dessau
Music
Günther Rücker
Writer
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