Andrew Thorndike
Director
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.
As Director
The Russian Miracle
1963
You and Many a Comrade
1956
My Whole Life Long
1971
The Ascending Path
1950
Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
1952
Diary of a German Woman
1969
The Old New World
1977
Operation Teutonic Sword
1958
Die Herrin des Hofes
1942
Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene Kreis
1949
