Andrew Thorndike
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-08-30
Day of Death
1979-12-14 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Andrew Thorndike
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.
Known For
Acting
(1966)
World Without a Game
as Himself
Crew
(1977)
The Old New World
Director, Script
(1972)
Start
Director, Writer
(1972)
Hier deutsche Volkspolizei
Director, Writer
(1971)
My Whole Life Long
Director, Writer
(1970)
Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow Lenin
Director, Writer
(1969)
Diary of a German Woman
Director
(1965)
Tito in Deutschland
Director
(1963)
The Russian Miracle
Director, Writer
(1961)
The Concessions of Mr. Urquhart
Director
(1958)
Operation Teutonic Sword
Director, Editor, Writer
(1957)
Vacation in Sylt
Director, Writer
(1957)
The Harzmann Case and Others
Director, Writer
(1956)
You and Many a Comrade
Writer, Director
(1956)
The November Revolution 1918
Director, Writer
(1954)
The Seven from the Rhine
Director, Writer
(1952)
Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
Director, Screenplay
(1952)
The Examination
Director, Writer
(1951)
Friendship Triumphs
Second Unit Director
(1951)
Youth Sports Festival
Director
(1950)
Der Weg nach oben
Writer, Director
(1950)
From Hamburg to Stralsund
Director, Writer
(1949)
Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene Kreis
Director, Writer
(1942)
Die Herrin des Hofes
Director