Movie, 1958
Operation Teutonic Sword
IMDb 10.0, 49 min, Documentary, East Germany
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
1 credited
Details
DirectorAndrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike
WritersAnnelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike, Günther Rücker
GenreDocumentary
Runtime49 min
ReleasedFri, Jun 6, 1958
CountryEast Germany
IMDBtt0192728
