Die Brücke (The Bridge) (1959)
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82% of users liked it
(854 ratings)
Bernhard Wicki's directorial debut, this is an excellent little film with little plot and no known names on the roster. In the final days of World War II, German teenagers join the Nazi army in a futile attempt to stop the enemy invasion. A sympathetic officer places the boys as guards of a… More Bernhard Wicki's directorial debut, this is an excellent little film with little plot and no known names on the roster. In the final days of World War II, German teenagers join the Nazi army in a futile attempt to stop the enemy invasion. A sympathetic officer places the boys as guards of a seemingly unimportant bridge. The seven youths are thrown into battle when American tanks unexpectedly appear and try to cross the bridge. The film has a definite anti-war message. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bernhard Wicki
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 22, 1959 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Fred Camper, Chicago Reader
Director Bernhard Wicki's precise and gripping staging of the final battle brings the tragedy of war sickeningly alive.
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Cast
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Fritz Wepper
as Mutz
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Michael Hinz
as Walter Forst
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Frank Glaubrecht
as Jurgen Borchert
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Karl Michael Balzer
as Karl Horber
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Volker Lechtenbrink
as Klaus Hager
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Cordula Trantow
as Franziska
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Günter Pfitzmann
as Cpl. Heilmann
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Ruth Hausmeister
as Mrs. Mutz
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Siegfried Schürenberg
as Lt. Colonel
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Wolfgang Stumpf
as Stern
- Folker Bohnet
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Edith Schultze-Westrum
as Mrs. Bernhard
- Vicco Von Buelow
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Hans Elwenspoek
as Mr. Forst
