Film
Operation Teutonic Sword
1958 · 49m · Documentary
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- 5.8
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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.
Cast
Crew
- Annelie ThorndikeDirector · Writer · Editor
- Andrew ThorndikeDirector · Editor · Writer
- Günther RückerWriter
- Gustl PerrinDirector of Photography
- Vera FutterliebDirector of Photography
- Walter FuchsDirector of Photography
Details
- Release date
- June 6, 1958
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Runtime
- 49m
- Genres
- Documentary
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