Andrew Thorndike
Biography
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.
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Movies (24)
The Old New World
Director (Directing)
1977
Start
Director (Directing)
1972
Hier deutsche Volkspolizei
Director (Directing)
1972
My Whole Life Long
Director (Directing)
1971
Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow Lenin
Director (Directing)
1970
Diary of a German Woman
Director (Directing)
1969
World Without a Game
as Himself
1966
Tito in Deutschland
Director (Directing)
1965
The Russian Miracle
Director (Directing)
1963
The Concessions of Mr. Urquhart
Director (Directing)
1961
Operation Teutonic Sword
Editor (Editing)
1958
Vacation in Sylt
Director (Directing)
1957
The Harzmann Case and Others
Director (Directing)
1957
You and Many a Comrade
Director (Directing)
1956
The November Revolution 1918
Director (Directing)
1956
The Seven from the Rhine
Director (Directing)
1954
The Examination
Director (Directing)
1952
Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
Director (Directing)
1952
Youth Sports Festival
Director (Directing)
1951
Friendship Triumphs
Second Unit Director (Directing)
1951
The Ascending Path
Writer (Writing)
1950
From Hamburg to Stralsund
Director (Directing)
1950
Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene Kreis
Director (Directing)
1949
Die Herrin des Hofes
Director (Directing)
1942