Operation Teutonic Sword

10.01958Documentary

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.

Original titleUnternehmen Teutonenschwert

Release1958-06-06

Runtime49 min

StatusReleased

CountriesEast Germany

Original languageDE

SpokenGerman

DirectorAndrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike

WritersAnnelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike, Günther Rücker

ProductionDEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme

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