Synopsis & Context
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.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Unternehmen Teutonenschwert
- Release
- June 6, 1958
- Screen Time
- 49min
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Annelie Thorndike
- Original Language
- German
- Country of Origin
- XG
- Production Status
- Released
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