Der 10. Mai
1958 · Dir. Franz Schnyder
Der 10. Mai (The Tenth of May) was the date in 1940 that Hitler invaded the Low Countries: Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. Neutral Switzerland, which hadn't experienced a war since the 14th century, hurriedly fortified its borders with battalions of inexperienced soldiers. The panic, confusion and isolated acts of courage which occurred on that fateful day are re-created in this Swiss docudrama. The story is "personalized" by concentrating on a fugitive German soldier (Heinz Reincke) who falls in love with the Swiss girl (Linda Geiser) who shelters him. Produced on a bare-minimum budget, Der 10. Mai is impressive more for its sincerity and raw energy than for its actual cinematic merits.
- Released
- 1958-07-16
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Language
- DE
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Heinz Reincke
Werner Kramer
Therese Giehse
Ida Herz
Heinrich Gretler
Wachmeister Grimm
Paulette Dubost
Madame Dubois
Walter Roderer
Mundharmonika spielender Soldat
Emil Hegetschweiler
Tschurni
Gustav Knuth
deutscher Konsul
Margrit Rainer
Frau Schuhmacher
Luis Rainer
Flüchtling
