Andrew Thorndike
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 30, 1909 (117 years old)
Place of Birth
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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
| 1966 | World Without a GameHimself |
| 1977 | The Old New WorldDirector | |
| 1972 | StartDirector | |
| 1972 | Hier deutsche VolkspolizeiDirector | |
| 1971 | My Whole Life LongDirector | |
| 1970 | Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow LeninDirector | |
| 1969 | Diary of a German WomanDirector | |
| 1965 | Tito in DeutschlandDirector | |
| 1963 | The Russian MiracleDirector | |
| 1961 | The Concessions of Mr. UrquhartDirector | |
| 1958 | Operation Teutonic SwordDirector | |
| 1957 | Vacation in SyltDirector | |
| 1957 | The Harzmann Case and OthersDirector | |
| 1956 | You and Many a ComradeDirector | |
| 1956 | The November Revolution 1918Director | |
| 1954 | The Seven from the RhineDirector | |
| 1952 | Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres PräsidentenDirector | |
| 1952 | The ExaminationDirector | |
| 1951 | Friendship TriumphsSecond Unit Director | |
| 1951 | Youth Sports FestivalDirector | |
| 1950 | The Ascending PathDirector | |
| 1950 | From Hamburg to StralsundDirector | |
| 1949 | Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene KreisDirector | |
| 1942 | Die Herrin des HofesDirector |
| 1972 | StartWriter | |
| 1972 | Hier deutsche VolkspolizeiWriter | |
| 1971 | My Whole Life LongWriter | |
| 1970 | Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow LeninWriter | |
| 1963 | The Russian MiracleWriter | |
| 1958 | Operation Teutonic SwordWriter | |
| 1957 | The Harzmann Case and OthersWriter | |
| 1957 | Vacation in SyltWriter | |
| 1956 | You and Many a ComradeWriter | |
| 1956 | The November Revolution 1918Writer | |
| 1954 | The Seven from the RhineWriter | |
| 1952 | Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres PräsidentenScreenplay | |
| 1952 | The ExaminationWriter | |
| 1950 | The Ascending PathWriter | |
| 1950 | From Hamburg to StralsundWriter | |
| 1949 | Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene KreisWriter |
| 1977 | The Old New WorldScript |
