Country
Germany
Date
Oct 21, 1959
Note
West Germany
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Cordula Trantow | Franziska |
| Wolfgang Stumpf | Stern |
| Günter Pfitzmann | Heilmann |
| Heinz Spitzner | Fröhlich |
| Siegfried Schürenberg | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Ruth Hausmeister | Frau Mutz |
| Eva Vaitl | Frau Borchert |
| Edith Schultze-Westrum | Mutter Bernhard |
| Hans Elwenspoek | Frost |
| Trude Breitschopf | Frau Frost |
| Klaus Hellmold | Horber |
| Inge Benz | Sigrun |
| Til Kiwe | Ritter |
| Edeltraut Elsner | Barbara |
| Vicco von Bülow | Stabsweldfebel |
| Georg Lehn | Stabsweldfebel |
| Johannes Buzalski | Wounded Soldier |
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| Heini Göbel | Feldwebel Verpflegung |
| Alexander Hunzinger | Gefreiter |
Genres
DramaHistoryWar
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Die Brücke |
| Lingua originale | Deutsch (DE) |
| Lingue parlate | Deutsch |
| Paesi di produzione | Germany |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Fono Film, Taurus Produktion |
| Data di uscita | 21 ottobre 1959 |
| Exec. Producer | Hans Wolff |
| Writer | Karl-Wilhelm Vivier, Gregor Dorfmeister, Bernhard Wicki, Michael Mansfeld |
| Editors | Carl Otto Bartning |
| Cinematography | Gerd von Bonin, Gabriele Du Vinage |
| Asst. Directors | Holger Lussmann, Bernhard Wicki |
| Camera Operators | Gerd von Bonin, Gabriele Du Vinage |
| Add. Photography | Gerd von Bonin, Gabriele Du Vinage |
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| Production Design | Peter Scharff |
| Art Direction | Peter Scharff |
| Set Decoration | Peter Scharff |
| Special Effects | Erwin Lange |
| Visual Effects | Karl Baumgartner |
| Composer | Hans-Martin Majewski, Willi Schwadorf, Oskar Sala |
| Sound | Willi Schwadorf, Hans-Martin Majewski, Oskar Sala |
| Costume Design | Josef Wanke, Alfred Rasche, Jonas Müller |
| Makeup | Alfred Rasche, Jonas Müller, Josef Wanke |
| Hairstyling | Josef Wanke, Alfred Rasche, Jonas Müller |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
Brazil
Date
Dec 31, 1959
Certification
e 14
Country
Portugal
Date
Jan 01, 1960
Certification
e 14
Country
Austria
Date
Jan 15, 1960
Certification
12
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Country
France
Date
Mar 30, 1960
Country
Denmark
Date
Apr 18, 1960
Country
United States
Date
May 01, 1961
Country
Russia
Date
Oct 15, 1962
Physical media
Country
France
Date
Oct 01, 2004
Note
DVD
Country
Germany
Date
Feb 13, 2014
Certification
12
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