The Bridge (1959)
The Bridge (1959)
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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Cast

Folker Bohnet Folker Bohnet As: Hans Scholten
Fritz Wepper Fritz Wepper As: Albert Mutz
Michael Hinz Michael Hinz As: Walter Forst
Frank Glaubrecht Frank Glaubrecht As: Jurgen Borchert
Karl Michael Balzer Karl Michael Balzer As: Karl Horber
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Storyline

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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Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Drama, History, War

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 21 October 1959

Country: DE

Runtime: 103m

Company Credits

Company: Fono Film, Taurus Produktion

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Cast

Directed By

Bernhard Wicki

Bernhard Wicki

Director

Holger Lussmann

Holger Lussmann

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Hans Wolff

Hans Wolff

Executive Producer

Rudolf Fichtner

Rudolf Fichtner

Location Manager

Karl Hellmer

Karl Hellmer

Location Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Josef Wanke

Josef Wanke

Costume Design

Jonas Müller

Jonas Müller

Makeup Artist

Alfred Rasche

Alfred Rasche

Makeup Artist

Sound

Willi Schwadorf

Willi Schwadorf

Sound Designer

Hans-Martin Majewski

Hans-Martin Majewski

Original Music Composer

Oskar Sala

Oskar Sala

Sound Effects Editor

Visual Effects

Karl Baumgartner

Karl Baumgartner

Pyrotechnic Supervisor

Camera

Gerd von Bonin

Gerd von Bonin

Director of Photography

Gabriele Du Vinage

Gabriele Du Vinage

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Peter Scharff

Peter Scharff

Production Design

Other Crew

Erwin Lange

Erwin Lange

Special Effects

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