Film
The Bridge
1959· 12· 1h 43m· Drama· History· War
“Boys and Girls Dream of love,Manhood and Womanhood to DIscover a World of Violence !”
A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of enthusiasm for the "blood and honor" Nazi ideology, stay to defend the useless bridge. The film is based on a West German anti-war novel of the same name, written by Gregor Dorfmeister.
1959-10-21
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DirectorBernhard Wicki
ScreenplayBernhard Wicki
Director of PhotographyGerd von Bonin
Original Music ComposerHans-Martin Majewski
EditorCarl Otto Bartning
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Details
Released1959-10-21
Runtime1h 43m · 12
StatusReleased
StudiosFono Film · Taurus Produktion
LanguagesGerman
CountriesGermany
Rating7.6/10 · 198 votes
Original languagede
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