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  1. West Germany. Languages. German. English. Die Brücke (English: The Bridge) is a 1959 West German anti-war film directed by Austrian filmmaker Bernhard Wicki. It is based on the 1958 novel of the same name by journalist and writer Gregor Dorfmeister (published under the pseudonym Manfred Gregor ).

  2. The Bridge: Directed by Bernhard Wicki. With Volker Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz, Frank Glaubrecht. In 1945, Germany is being overrun, and nobody is left to fight but teenagers.

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    • Drama, History, War
    • Bernhard Wicki
    • 1961-05-01
  3. The film is based on a West German anti-war novel of the same name, written by Gregor Dorfmeister. 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.

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  5. Summaries. In 1945, Germany is being overrun, and nobody is left to fight but teenagers. A group of German boys is ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war.

  6. Jul 19, 2015 · It is a tragedy, and their blood is on the German machine’s hands. Coming in 1959, this film at least to the younger generation is a way of processing and coming to terms with how misguided the older generation was. The Bridge, however tragic, is a catharsis. Film Rating: 8/10. Supplements.

  7. Germany's first anti-war film since the end days of WWII, "The Bridge" marks an impression on the final days of the Third Reich and its iniquitous ideology what caused the destruction of an entire generation. It delineates a portrait of a society concurrently waking up from its Nazi stupor and heralding the fall of National socialism while ...

  8. The Bridge. Bernhard Wicki’s astonishing The Bridge was the first major antiwar film to come out of Germany after World War II, as well as the nation’s first postwar film to be widely shown internationally, even securing an Oscar nomination. Set near the end of the conflict, it follows a group of teenage boys in a small town as they contend ...

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