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Born August 30, 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.

The Old New World
1977
Start
1972
Hier deutsche Volkspolizei
1972
My Whole Life Long
1971
Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow Lenin
1970

Diary of a German Woman
1969
Tito in Deutschland
1965

The Russian Miracle
1963
The Concessions of Mr. Urquhart
1961

Operation Teutonic Sword
1958

Vacation in Sylt
1957
The Harzmann Case and Others
1957

You and Many a Comrade
1956
The November Revolution 1918
1956

The Seven from the Rhine
1954
The Examination
1952

Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
1952
Youth Sports Festival
1951

The Ascending Path
1950

From Hamburg to Stralsund
1950
Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene Kreis
1949
Die Herrin des Hofes
1942