Andrew Thorndike

Director

Andrew Thorndike

Born August 30, 1909 in Frankfurt am Main, GermanyDied December 14, 197922 films

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

22 films as director
  1. 1977The Old New WorldDirector
  2. 1972StartDirector
  3. 1972Hier deutsche VolkspolizeiDirector
  4. 1971My Whole Life LongDirector
  5. 1970Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow LeninDirector
  6. 1969Diary of a German WomanDirector
  7. 1965Tito in DeutschlandDirector
  8. 1963The Russian MiracleDirector
  9. 1961The Concessions of Mr. UrquhartDirector
  10. 1958Operation Teutonic SwordDirector
  11. 1957Vacation in SyltDirector
  12. 1957The Harzmann Case and OthersDirector
  13. 1956You and Many a ComradeDirector
  14. 1956The November Revolution 1918Director
  15. 1954The Seven from the RhineDirector
  16. 1952The ExaminationDirector
  17. 1952Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres PräsidentenDirector
  18. 1951Youth Sports FestivalDirector
  19. 1950The Ascending PathDirector
  20. 1950From Hamburg to StralsundDirector
  21. 1949Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene KreisDirector
  22. 1942Die Herrin des HofesDirector