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The Bridge Reviews

  • 1959
  • 1 hr 46 mins
  • Drama
  • NR
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Bernhard Wicki's account of German teenagers drafted during World War II. Hans: Volker Bohnet. Albert: Fritz Wepper. Walter: Michael Hinz. Jurgen: Frank Glaubrecht. Karl: Karl Michael Balzer. Klaus: Volker Lechtenbrink. Sigi: Guenther Hoffman. Franziska: Cordula Trantow. Teacher: Wolfgang Stumpf. Heilmann: Guenther Pfitzmann. Froehlich: Heinz Spitzner.

Boy soldiers stationed at an unimportant bridge end up defending it to the death, with the exception of one who escapes. Flawless first directing job from Wicki along with surprisingly good performances from no-name actors. Nominated by the Motion Picture Academy for Best Foreign-Language Film for 1959 (it lost to BLACK ORPHEUS).