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.

Country:

East Germany

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

49 minutes

Year:

1958

Director:

Annelie Thorndike

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Company:

DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme

Cast:

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