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The Bridge

Original title: Die Brücke
  • 1959
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Michael Hinz and Hans-Georg Kredewahn in The Bridge (1959)
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In 1945, Germany is being overrun, and nobody is left to fight but teenagers.In 1945, Germany is being overrun, and nobody is left to fight but teenagers.In 1945, Germany is being overrun, and nobody is left to fight but teenagers.

  • Director
    • Bernhard Wicki
  • Writers
    • Manfred Gregor
    • Michael Mansfeld
    • Heinz Pauck
  • Stars
    • Volker Bohnet
    • Fritz Wepper
    • Michael Hinz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    8.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bernhard Wicki
    • Writers
      • Manfred Gregor
      • Michael Mansfeld
      • Heinz Pauck
    • Stars
      • Volker Bohnet
      • Fritz Wepper
      • Michael Hinz
    • 68User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 16 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Volker Bohnet
    Volker Bohnet
    • Hans Scholten
    • (as Folker Bohnet)
    Fritz Wepper
    Fritz Wepper
    • Albert Mutz
    Michael Hinz
    Michael Hinz
    • Walter Forst
    Frank Glaubrecht
    • Jurgen Borchert
    Karl Michael Balzer
    • Karl Horber
    Volker Lechtenbrink
    Volker Lechtenbrink
    • Klaus Hager
    Günter Hoffmann
    • Sigi Bernhard
    • (as Günther Hoffmann)
    Cordula Trantow
    Cordula Trantow
    • Franziska
    Wolfgang Stumpf
    Wolfgang Stumpf
    • Stern
    Günter Pfitzmann
    • Heilmann
    Heinz Spitzner
    • Fröhlich
    Siegfried Schürenberg
    • Lt. Colonel
    Ruth Hausmeister
    • Mrs. Mutz
    Eva Vaitl
    Eva Vaitl
    • Mrs. Borchert
    Edith Schultze-Westrum
    Edith Schultze-Westrum
    • Mother Bernhard
    Hans Elwenspoek
    • Mr. Forst
    Trude Breitschopf
    • Mrs. Forst
    Klaus Hellmold
    • Mr. Horber
    • Director
      • Bernhard Wicki
    • Writers
      • Manfred Gregor
      • Michael Mansfeld
      • Heinz Pauck
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    • Trivia
      The bridge was called Florian-Geyer-Brücke. It was torn down in 1991 and replaced by a new one in 1995. There are now several plaques as a reminder of this popular movie.
    • Goofs
      When the boys are assembled at night, they are told they will be part of the 336th Division. That unit was destroyed and surrendered to the Soviets on the Eastern Front nearly a year earlier in 1944 and was never reformed.
    • Quotes

      Sigi Bernhard: Whoever defends one square foot of German soil defends Germany!

    • Alternate versions
      An English dubbed version was released in the USA in 1963.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bernhard Victor Christoph Carl von Bülow genannt Loriot (2008)

    User reviews68

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    10/10

    That's the way it was

    I lived through that time, I was seventeen, and I know fourteen year olds were fighting to the last " boy ". The realism of this film still takes me back to '45. It happened that way.
    • hank-45-2
    • Feb 23, 1999
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    • Are you sure this movie is from 1959? According to end credits, it's from 1969.
    • Why is this movie titled Die Brucke? From my high school German Der is male, Die is female and Das is for all other words. The Bridge is not female. It should be Das Brucke.

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Brücke
    • Filming locations
      • Cham, Bavaria, Germany(main location)
    • Production companies
      • Deutsche Film Hansa
      • Fono Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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