Operation Teutonic Sword
Unternehmen Teutonenschwert
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Synopsis
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.
Details
- Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike
- June 6, 1958
- Released
- East Germany
- DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
- 49m
Where to watch
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