The Bridge
7.492
1959-10-21
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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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.
Released
1959-10-21
Runtime
103
Director
Hans Wolff
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Drama
History
War
Language
Deutsch
Production
Fono Film
Taurus Produktion
Casts
Folker Bohnet
Folker Bohnet
Fritz Wepper
Fritz Wepper
Michael Hinz
Michael Hinz
Frank Glaubrecht
Frank GlaubrechtKarl Michael Balzer
Karl Michael Balzer
Volker Lechtenbrink
Volker Lechtenbrink
Günther Hoffmann
Günther Hoffmann
Cordula Trantow
Cordula Trantow
Wolfgang Stumpf
Wolfgang Stumpf
Günter Pfitzmann
Günter Pfitzmann
Heinz Spitzner
Heinz Spitzner
Siegfried Schürenberg
Siegfried Schürenberg
Ruth Hausmeister
Ruth HausmeisterEva Vaitl
Eva Vaitl
Edith Schultze-Westrum
Edith Schultze-WestrumHans Elwenspoek
Hans ElwenspoekTrude Breitschopf
Trude BreitschopfKlaus Hellmold
Klaus HellmoldInge Benz
Inge Benz
Til Kiwe
Til Kiwe
Edeltraut Elsner
Edeltraut Elsner
Vicco von Bülow
Loriot
Georg Lehn
Georg Lehn
Johannes Buzalski
Johannes Buzalski
Heini Göbel
Heini GöbelAlexander Hunzinger
Alexander Hunzinger