MOVIE
The Bridge
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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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Bridge in its release era
Released in 1959, The Bridge sits inside the 1950s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1959-10-21
- TMDB score
- 7.6/10
- Original language
- DE
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Germany
- Studio
- Fono Film, Taurus Produktion
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