Andrew Thorndike
Born: 1909-08-30 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Died: 1979-12-14
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
1977
- The Old New World ... (Director)
1972
- Start ... (Director)
- Hier deutsche Volkspolizei ... (Director)
1971
- My Whole Life Long ... (Director)
1970
- Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow Lenin ... (Director)
1969
- Diary of a German Woman ... (Director)
1966
- World Without a Game as Himself
1965
- Tito in Deutschland ... (Director)
1963
- The Russian Miracle ... (Director)
1961
- The Concessions of Mr. Urquhart ... (Director)
1958
- Operation Teutonic Sword ... (Editor)
1957
- Vacation in Sylt ... (Director)
- The Harzmann Case and Others ... (Director)
1956
- You and Many a Comrade ... (Director)
- The November Revolution 1918 ... (Director)
1954
- The Seven from the Rhine ... (Director)
1952
- Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten ... (Director)
- The Examination ... (Director)
1951
- Friendship Triumphs ... (Second Unit Director)
- Youth Sports Festival ... (Director)
1950
- The Ascending Path ... (Writer)
- From Hamburg to Stralsund ... (Director)
1949
- Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene Kreis ... (Director)
1942
- Die Herrin des Hofes ... (Director)