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The Bridge (1959)

Original title: Die Brücke

1959-10-21 · 1h 43m · DE
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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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Bernhard WickiDirector

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Folker BohnetFolker BohnetHans ScholtenFritz WepperFritz WepperAlbert MutzMichael HinzMichael HinzWalter ForstFrank GlaubrechtFrank GlaubrechtJurgen BorchertKarl Michael BalzerKarl Michael BalzerKarl HorberVolker LechtenbrinkVolker LechtenbrinkKlaus HagerGünther HoffmannGünther HoffmannSigi BernhardCordula TrantowCordula TrantowFranziskaWolfgang StumpfWolfgang StumpfSternGünter PfitzmannGünter PfitzmannHeilmannHeinz SpitznerHeinz SpitznerFröhlichSiegfried SchürenbergSiegfried SchürenbergLieutenant Colonel

Keywords

American abroadSmall townTeenage boyAnti warNaziWar crimesBridgeChildren in wartimeFirearmU.s. armySteel helmetShotDead soldierUs army

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Genre affinityDrama · War · HistoryTheme affinityAmerican Abroad · Small Town · Teenage BoyDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar · Anti War · War CrimesDirector preference215589Actor preference282123 · 453866 · 215564

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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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The Bridge has a runtime of 103 minutes.

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