Directing

Andrew Thorndike

Born 1909-08-30

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Department: 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.

1954

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (42 titles)

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