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Andrew Thorndike

Film director, screenwriter (1909-1979) · Directors · Died at 70

Andrew Thorndike 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.

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1979Died14 December 19791977The Old New WorldFilm, Director1972Hier deutsche VolkspolizeiFilm, Director, Writer1970Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow LeninFilm, Director, Writer1969Diary of a German WomanFilm, Director1966World Without a GameFilm1963The Russian MiracleFilm, Director, Writer1961The Concessions of Mr. UrquhartFilm, Director1958Operation Teutonic SwordFilm, Director, Writer1957The Harzmann Case and OthersFilm, Director, Writer1954The Seven from the RhineFilm, Director, Writer1952The ExaminationFilm, Director, Writer1951Youth Sports FestivalFilm, Director1949Der 13. Oktober - 1. Der durchbrochene KreisFilm, Director, Writer1942Die Herrin des HofesFilm, Director1909Born30 August 1909

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Awards

Banner of Labor
National Prize of East Germany
Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze
Order of Lenin
Hero of Labour
Patriotic Order of Merit

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At the 11th Moscow International Film Festival in 1979, he was awarded the Honorable Prize for his contribution to cinema.

Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1979 · aged 70

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