
Operation Teutonic Sword
Unternehmen Teutonenschwert (Operation Teutonic Sword) (1958) is an East German documentary directed by Andrew and Annelie Thorndike. The film investigates the alleged involvement of NATO General Hans Speidel in the 1934 assassination of Yugoslav King Alexander I and French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou. Using archival footage and documents, it presents a critical examination of Speidel’s past and his post-war military career. Produced by DEFA, the film was controversial and banned in West Germany. It received the First Prize at the 1958 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the Heinrich Greif Prize, 1st Class, in East Germany.
Operation Teutonic Sword
June 6, 1958
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Cast (1)

Eckart Friedrichson
Sprecher
Crew (22)
Directing
Writing
Production

Jochen Lange
Production Manager

Albert Schulz
Assistant Production Manager

Heinz Gayk
Production Director
Sound

Günter Lambert
Sound Mixer

Georg Gutschmidt
Sound

Paul Dessau
Music

Hubert Kübler
Sound Assistant

Karl Raddatz
Music Consultant
Art
No data availableCamera

Walter Fuchs
Director of Photography

Walter Fuchs
Camera Operator

Vera Kunstmann
Camera Operator

Gustl Perrin
Director of Photography

Vera Futterlieb
Director of Photography

Gustl Perrin
Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up
No data availableCrew
No data availableEditing

Andrew Thorndike
Editor

Annelie Thorndike
Editor