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Content: 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.

Countries:

East Germany

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

49 minutes

Year:

1958

Directors:

Annelie Thorndike

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Production companies:

DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme

Actors:

Sprecher

Crews:

Director

Director

Editor

Writer

Editor