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Unternehmen Teutonenschwert

(1958)

Overview

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.

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Original TitleUnternehmen Teutonenschwert

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1958-06-06

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 00h 49m

Production CompaniesDEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme

Genres

  • Documentary