Person

Andrew Thorndike

Directing · 1909–1979 · Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Andrew Thorndike (30 August 1909 – 14 December 1979) was a German documentary film director. He directed 16 films between 1949 and 1977. His 1950 documentary, Der Weg nach oben, won the Best Documentary Film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1951. He was a member of the jury at the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. At the 11th Moscow International Film Festival in 1979, he was awarded the Honorable Prize for his contribution to cinema.

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  From Hamburg to Stralsund

  Director

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  Vacation in Sylt

  Director

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  Friendship Triumphs

  Second Unit Director

• Youth Sports Festival

  Director

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  Operation Teutonic Sword

  Director

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  Diary of a German Woman

  Director

• The November Revolution 1918

  Director

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  You and Many a Comrade

  Writer

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  The Ascending Path

  Writer

• The Harzmann Case and Others

  Director

• 1977The Old New WorldDirector
• 1972StartDirector
• 1972Hier deutsche VolkspolizeiDirector
• 1971My Whole Life LongDirector
• 1970Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow LeninDirector
• 1969Diary of a German WomanDirector
• 1966World Without a GameSelf
• 1965Tito in DeutschlandDirector
• 1963The Russian MiracleDirector
• 1961The Concessions of Mr. UrquhartDirector
• 1958Operation Teutonic SwordDirector
• 1957Vacation in SyltDirector
• 1957The Harzmann Case and OthersDirector
• 1956You and Many a ComradeWriter
• 1956The November Revolution 1918Director
• 1954The Seven from the RhineDirector
• 1952The ExaminationDirector
• 1952Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres PräsidentenDirector
• 1951Youth Sports FestivalDirector
• 1951Friendship TriumphsSecond Unit Director
• 1950The Ascending PathWriter
• 1950From Hamburg to StralsundDirector
• 1949Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene KreisDirector
• 1942Die Herrin des HofesDirector