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The Bridge

Movie
1959
1h 43m
German
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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7.8
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The Bridge (1959) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
95

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Folker Bohnet
Hans Scholten
Fritz Wepper
Albert Mutz
Michael Hinz
Walter Forst
Frank Glaubrecht
Jurgen Borchert
Gnther Hoffmann
Sigi Bernhard
Siegfried Schrenberg
Lieutenant Colonel
Eva Vaitl
Frau Borchert
Edith SchultzeWestrum
Mutter Bernhard
Inge Benz
Sigrun
Til Kiwe
Ritter
Vicco von Blow
Stabsweldfebel
Georg Lehn
Stabsweldfebel
Johannes Buzalski
Wounded Soldier
Heini Gbel
Feldwebel Verpflegung
Directed By: Bernhard Wicki
Written By: Bernhard Wicki (Screenplay), Gregor Dorfmeister (Novel), + 2 more

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tamari says...
8 years ago
classic and moving piece about the stupidity of war
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Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
The original title of the film is Die Brücke.
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alexlimberg says...
2 years ago
Has some very powerful, memorable and frightening moments. Tells you a lot about meaningless fanatism in Germany during WW2. Let's me shudder, when I realized that this is based on real events. Must have taken courage to write and direct such a movie that early after the war. Original title: *Die Brücke*. Side quest: try to spot Fritz Wepper. He later became one of Germany's most famous actors.
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