Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Unternehmen Teutonenschwert (original title)
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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: Eckart Friedrichson
Writers: Annelie Thorndike (Writer), Andrew Thorndike (Writer), Günther Rücker (Writer)
Cinematographer: Gustl Perrin, Vera Futterlieb
Editors: Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike
Sound Designer: Georg Gutschmidt, Günter Lambert
Composer: Paul Dessau
Direction team: Klaus Alde (First Assistant Director)
Production: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
