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Die Brücke. (film) 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 ). The story was based on an actual event, upon the personal report of a ...
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. Bernhard Wicki. Director, Screenplay.
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.
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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. 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. — Miranda ...
Jun 24, 2015 · The dead officer’s wife and son; death as an ideal which bestows social stature. The Bridge is a portrait of a community which is simultaneously waking up from its Nazi trance and disintegrating. Wicki skillfully sketches in many aspects of life in this small town, from the pampered hypocrisy of the local Party gauleiter to the stiff ...
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 ...
The Bridge is a film directed by Bernhard Wicki with Folker Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz, Frank Glaubrecht .... Year: 1959. Original title: Die Brücke. Synopsis: 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. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht ...
