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The Bridge (1959)

Genre : Drama, History, War

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Bernhard Wicki
Writer : Michael Mansfeld, Karl-Wilhelm Vivier, Bernhard Wicki

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Folker Bohnet
Folker Bohnet
Hans Scholten
Fritz Wepper
Fritz Wepper
Albert Mutz
Michael Hinz
Michael Hinz
Walter Forst
Frank Glaubrecht
Frank Glaubrecht
Jurgen Borchert
Karl Michael Balzer
Karl Michael Balzer
Karl Horber
Volker Lechtenbrink
Volker Lechtenbrink
Klaus Hager
Günther Hoffmann
Günther Hoffmann
Sigi Bernhard
Cordula Trantow
Cordula Trantow
Franziska
Wolfgang Stumpf
Wolfgang Stumpf
Stern
Günter Pfitzmann
Günter Pfitzmann
Heilmann
Heinz Spitzner
Heinz Spitzner
Fröhlich
Siegfried Schürenberg
Siegfried Schürenberg
Lieutenant Colonel
Ruth Hausmeister
Ruth Hausmeister
Frau Mutz
Eva Vaitl
Eva Vaitl
Frau Borchert
Edith Schultze-Westrum
Edith Schultze-Westrum
Mutter Bernhard
Hans Elwenspoek
Hans Elwenspoek
Frost
Trude Breitschopf
Trude Breitschopf
Frau Frost
Klaus Hellmold
Klaus Hellmold
Horber
Inge Benz
Inge Benz
Sigrun
Til Kiwe
Til Kiwe
Ritter
Edeltraut Elsner
Edeltraut Elsner
Barbara
Vicco von Bülow
Vicco von Bülow
Stabsweldfebel
Georg Lehn
Georg Lehn
Stabsweldfebel
Johannes Buzalski
Johannes Buzalski
Wounded Soldier
Heini Göbel
Heini Göbel
Feldwebel Verpflegung
Alexander Hunzinger
Alexander Hunzinger
Gefreiter

Crews

Bernhard Wicki
Bernhard Wicki
Director
Michael Mansfeld
Michael Mansfeld
Screenplay
Karl-Wilhelm Vivier
Karl-Wilhelm Vivier
Screenplay
Bernhard Wicki
Bernhard Wicki
Screenplay
Gregor Dorfmeister
Gregor Dorfmeister
Novel
Gerd von Bonin
Gerd von Bonin
Director of Photography
Carl Otto Bartning
Carl Otto Bartning
Editor
Willi Schwadorf
Willi Schwadorf
Sound Designer
Hans Wolff
Hans Wolff
Executive Producer
Hans-Martin Majewski
Hans-Martin Majewski
Original Music Composer
Peter Scharff
Peter Scharff
Production Design
Josef Wanke
Josef Wanke
Costume Design
Jonas Müller
Jonas Müller
Makeup Artist
Alfred Rasche
Alfred Rasche
Makeup Artist
Holger Lussmann
Holger Lussmann
Assistant Director
Oskar Sala
Oskar Sala
Sound Effects Editor
Karl Baumgartner
Karl Baumgartner
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Erwin Lange
Erwin Lange
Special Effects
Gabriele Du Vinage
Gabriele Du Vinage
Still Photographer
Rudolf Fichtner
Rudolf Fichtner
Location Manager
Karl Hellmer
Karl Hellmer
Location Manager

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