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The Bridge (1959)

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.

  • Drama
  • History
  • War

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Folker BohnetFolker BohnetHans Scholten
  • Photo of Fritz WepperFritz WepperAlbert Mutz
  • Photo of Michael HinzMichael HinzWalter Forst
  • Photo of Frank GlaubrechtFrank GlaubrechtJurgen Borchert
  • Photo of Karl Michael BalzerKarl Michael BalzerKarl Horber
  • Photo of Volker LechtenbrinkVolker LechtenbrinkKlaus Hager
  • Photo of Günther HoffmannGünther HoffmannSigi Bernhard
  • Photo of Cordula TrantowCordula TrantowFranziska
  • Photo of Wolfgang StumpfWolfgang StumpfStern
  • Photo of Günter PfitzmannGünter PfitzmannHeilmann

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