In 1945, Germany is being overrun, and nobody is left to fight but teenagers.
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Bernhard Wicki
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Title: The Bridge (1959)
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Cast
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Folker Bohnet | ... | Hans Scholten |
| Fritz Wepper | ... | Albert Mutz | |
| Michael Hinz | ... | Walter Forst | |
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Frank Glaubrecht | ... | Jurgen Borchert |
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Karl Michael Balzer | ... | Karl Horber |
| Volker Lechtenbrink | ... | Klaus Hager | |
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Günter Hoffmann | ... | Sigi Bernhard (as Günther Hoffmann) |
| Cordula Trantow | ... | Franziska | |
| Wolfgang Stumpf | ... | Stern | |
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Günter Pfitzmann | ... | Heilmann |
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Heinz Spitzner | ... | Fröhlich |
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Siegfried Schürenberg | ... | Lt. Colonel |
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Ruth Hausmeister | ... | Mrs. Mutz |
| Eva Vaitl | ... | Mrs. Borchert | |
| Edith Schultze-Westrum | ... | Mother Bernhard | |
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A group of German boys is 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. Written by Miranda Callahan
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street shootout | dying young | naive boy | man shot to death | bridge |Taglines:
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Klaus Hager: What did you say?
Karl Horber: All girls are filthy!
Klaus Hager: You're crazy.
Karl Horber: Your Franziska too!
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This film has a 100% rating based on 9 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. See more »Goofs
The action takes place within a couple of days in the late spring of 1945 as the US forces were moving through Bavaria. However, the trees clearly show their late Autumn remaining foliage, instead of spring buds and new leaves. See more »Quotes
Karl Horber: They're all filthy!Klaus Hager: What did you say?
Karl Horber: All girls are filthy!
Klaus Hager: You're crazy.
Karl Horber: Your Franziska too!
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An English dubbed version was released in the USA in 1963. See more »
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Country:
West GermanyRelease Date:
1 May 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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In my opinion is the best war film I've ever seen. The story is one o the best examples of the nonsense and madness of war. Seems incredible that this movie has been done by Germany and released after 14 years since the end of the war. You can see a traumatic passage from childhood to maturity in the principal characters. The film is from the late fifties so there is no big special effects like "saving private Ryan". Also, the movie is not showing a major and historical battle, with a lot of soldiers and tanks fighting between explosions. In fact,the war scenes can be seen only in the last half hour. The final scene on the bridge is one of the most disturbing scenes of war films.