The Bridge

1959•1h 43m•

★7.5(193 ratings)

DramaHistoryWar

Overview

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.

Director

Bernhard Wicki

Writers

Karl-Wilhelm Vivier, Bernhard Wicki, Michael Mansfeld

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Main Cast

Folker Bohnet

Hans Scholten

Fritz Wepper

Albert Mutz

Michael Hinz

Walter Forst

Frank Glaubrecht

Jurgen Borchert

Karl Michael Balzer

Karl Horber

The Bridge

1959•1h 43m•

★7.5(193 ratings)

DramaHistoryWar

Overview

Director

Bernhard Wicki

Writers

Karl-Wilhelm Vivier, Bernhard Wicki, Michael Mansfeld

Watchlist

Main Cast

Folker Bohnet

Hans Scholten

Fritz Wepper

Albert Mutz

Michael Hinz

Walter Forst

Frank Glaubrecht

Jurgen Borchert

Karl Michael Balzer

Karl Horber

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Bernhard Wicki
Assistant Director: Holger Lussmann

Writing

Screenplay: Karl-Wilhelm Vivier
Novel: Gregor Dorfmeister
Screenplay: Bernhard Wicki
Screenplay: Michael Mansfeld

Production

Executive Producer: Hans Wolff
Location Manager: Rudolf Fichtner
Location Manager: Karl Hellmer

Music & Sound

Sound Designer: Willi Schwadorf
Original Music Composer: Hans-Martin Majewski
Sound Effects Editor: Oskar Sala

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Gerd von Bonin
Still Photographer: Gabriele Du Vinage

Editing

Editor: Carl Otto Bartning

Art Direction

Production Design: Peter Scharff

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Josef Wanke
Makeup Artist: Alfred Rasche
Makeup Artist: Jonas Müller

Visual Effects

Pyrotechnic Supervisor: Karl Baumgartner

Did You Know?

The original title is "Die Brücke" (DE).

The runtime is 103 minutes (1h 43m).

The film was directed by Bernhard Wicki.

The screenplay was written by Karl-Wilhelm Vivier and Bernhard Wicki.

The score was composed by Hans-Martin Majewski.

Cinematography was handled by Gerd von Bonin.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0052654.

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Rating

7.5/10

Great

193 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Die Brücke

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

Deutsch

Country of Origin:

Germany

Production Companies:

Fono Film

Taurus Produktion

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The Bridge

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Folker Bohnet

Fritz Wepper

Michael Hinz

Frank Glaubrecht

Karl Michael Balzer

The Bridge

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Folker Bohnet

Fritz Wepper

Michael Hinz

Frank Glaubrecht

Karl Michael Balzer

Volker Lechtenbrink

Günther Hoffmann

Cordula Trantow

Wolfgang Stumpf

Günter Pfitzmann

Heinz Spitzner

Siegfried Schürenberg

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