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The Bridge
Drama, History, War - 1959
8.0
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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,
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Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
21 Oct 1959
Country:
DE
Languages:
German
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 16 wins & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Director Bernhard Wicki's precise and gripping staging of the final battle brings the tragedy of war sickeningly alive.
– Fred Camper,
Chicago Reader,
11 Jan 2008
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