The Bridge (1959)

Name: The Bridge
Director: Bernhard Wicki
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1959-10-21
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Folker Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz, Frank Glaubrecht, Karl Michael Balzer

The Bridge (1959) is a Drama, History, War film directed by Bernhard Wicki, rated 7.6/10 by 198 viewers.

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.

Where to stream (US): Criterion Channel.

Directed by Bernhard Wicki. Starring Folker Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz, Frank Glaubrecht, Karl Michael Balzer.