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Eckart Friedrichson
Sprecher
Movie195849 minReleased
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.
Documentary
Crew
Key crew roles and departments.
Annelie Thorndike
Editor
Editing
GR
Günther Rücker
Writer
Writing
Annelie Thorndike
Director
Directing
Paul Dessau
Music
Sound
WF
Walter Fuchs
Director of Photography
Camera
JL
Jochen Lange
Production Manager
Production
HG
Heinz Gayk
Production Director
Production
AS
Albert Schulz
Assistant Production Manager
Production
KA
Klaus Alde
First Assistant Director
Directing
GG
Georg Gutschmidt
Sound
Sound
HK
Hubert Kübler
Sound Assistant
Sound
GL
Günter Lambert
Sound Mixer
Sound
