Director
Andrew Thorndike
Born 1909 · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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.
Directed
Friendship Triumphs
Second Unit Director · 1951
Operation Teutonic Sword
Director · 1958
Hier deutsche Volkspolizei
Director · 1972
The Ascending Path
Director · 1950
My Whole Life Long
Director · 1971
Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
Director · 1952
The Old New World
Director · 1977
The Russian Miracle
Director · 1963
Youth Sports Festival
Director · 1951
You and Many a Comrade
Director · 1956
Diary of a German Woman
Director · 1969
The Seven from the Rhine
Director · 1954
The Concessions of Mr. Urquhart
Director · 1961
Vacation in Sylt
Director · 1957
The Harzmann Case and Others
Director · 1957
Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene Kreis
Director · 1949
Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow Lenin
Director · 1970
The Examination
Director · 1952
Writing
Operation Teutonic Sword
Writer · 1958
Hier deutsche Volkspolizei
Writer · 1972
The Ascending Path
Writer · 1950
My Whole Life Long
Writer · 1971
Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
Screenplay · 1952
The Russian Miracle
Writer · 1963
You and Many a Comrade
Writer · 1956
The Seven from the Rhine
Writer · 1954
Vacation in Sylt
Writer · 1957
The Harzmann Case and Others
Writer · 1957
Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene Kreis
Writer · 1949
Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow Lenin
Writer · 1970