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.
Crew
Annelie Thorndike
Director, Writer, Editor
Andrew Thorndike
Director, Writer, Editor
Günther Rücker
Writer
Gustl Perrin
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Vera Futterlieb
Director of Photography
Walter Fuchs
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Klaus Alde
First Assistant Director
Vera Kunstmann
Camera Operator
Günter Lambert
Sound Mixer
Hubert Kübler
Sound Assistant
Georg Gutschmidt
Sound
Karl Raddatz
Music Consultant
Paul Dessau
Music
Heinz Gayk
Production Director
Jochen Lange
Production Manager
Albert Schulz
Assistant Production Manager