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Andrew Thorndike
Born
30 August 1909
Died
14 December 1979
Place
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Directing

Andrew Thorndike

Andrew Thorndike (30 August 1909 – 14 December 1979) was a German documentary film director. He directed 16 films between 1949 and 1977. His 1950 documentary, Der Weg nach oben, won the Best Documentary Film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1951. He was a member of the jury at the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. At the 11th Moscow International Film Festival in 1979, he was awarded the Honorable Prize for his contribution to cinema.

As director

The Old New World

1977 · Director

Start

1972 · Director

Hier deutsche Volkspolizei

1972 · Director

My Whole Life Long

1971 · Director

Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow Lenin

1970 · Director

Diary of a German Woman

1969 · Director

Tito in Deutschland

1965 · Director

The Russian Miracle

1963 · Director

The Concessions of Mr. Urquhart

1961 · Director

Operation Teutonic Sword

1958 · Director

Vacation in Sylt

1957 · Director

The Harzmann Case and Others

1957 · Director

You and Many a Comrade

1956 · Director

The November Revolution 1918

1956 · Director

The Seven from the Rhine

1954 · Director

Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten

1952 · Director

The Examination

1952 · Director

Youth Sports Festival

1951 · Director

The Ascending Path

1950 · Director

From Hamburg to Stralsund

1950 · Director

Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene Kreis

1949 · Director

Die Herrin des Hofes

1942 · Director

As actor

World Without a Game

1966 · Self