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Release Year1958
Runtime0h 49m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes1
DirectorAndrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike
WritersAnnelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike, Günther Rücker
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast1 credited
Also Known AsOperation Teutonic Sword
About Operation Teutonic Sword
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.
Directed by Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike, Operation Teutonic Sword leans on a strong ensemble — Eckart Friedrichson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1958.
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