Operation Teutonic Sword
Released
1958
49min
0 votes
Documentary
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.
Détails techniques
Titre original
Unternehmen Teutonenschwert
Langue originale
DE
Langues parlées
German
Production
Compagnies de production
DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Pays de production
East Germany
