Germany / Jun 06, 1958 / East Germany
Operation Teutonic Sword (1958)
Directed by Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike
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49min
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Plot
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.
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Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Unternehmen Teutonenschwert |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | East Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme |
| Release date | 6 giugno 1958 |
| Writer | Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike, Günther Rücker |
| Editing | Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike |
| Cinematography | Gustl Perrin, Vera Futterlieb, Walter Fuchs, Vera Kunstmann |
| Assistant directors | Klaus Alde, Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike |
| Camera operators | Walter Fuchs, Vera Kunstmann, Gustl Perrin, Vera Futterlieb |
| Additional photography | Gustl Perrin, Vera Futterlieb, Walter Fuchs, Vera Kunstmann |
| Music | Paul Dessau, Georg Gutschmidt, Hubert Kübler, Günter Lambert, Karl Raddatz |
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Russia / Dec 26, 1958
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