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The Bridge
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The Bridge

1959-10-21 · 103 min · ★ 7.6

Drama · History · War

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.

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Directors
Bernhard Wicki
Production companies
Taurus Produktion, Fono-Film
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Folker BohnetFolker BohnetHans Scholten
Fritz WepperFritz WepperAlbert Mutz
Michael HinzMichael HinzWalter Forst
Frank GlaubrechtFrank GlaubrechtJurgen Borchert
Karl Michael BalzerKarl Horber
Volker LechtenbrinkVolker LechtenbrinkKlaus Hager
Günther HoffmannGünther HoffmannSigi Bernhard
Cordula TrantowCordula TrantowFranziska
Wolfgang StumpfWolfgang StumpfStern
Günter PfitzmannGünter PfitzmannHeilmann
Heinz SpitznerHeinz SpitznerFröhlich
Siegfried SchürenbergSiegfried SchürenbergLieutenant Colonel
Ruth HausmeisterRuth HausmeisterFrau Mutz
Eva VaitlFrau Borchert
Edith Schultze-WestrumEdith Schultze-WestrumMutter Bernhard
Hans ElwenspoekFrost
Trude BreitschopfFrau Frost
Klaus HellmoldHorber
Inge BenzSigrun
Til KiweTil KiweRitter

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