Today’s film is a war movie with a scene that happens on
April 27. I hope you will enjoy this movie and watch it tonight.
THE BRIDGE
In the final days of the Second
World War, seven German teenagers are drafted into the army. They are tasked
with the defense of the bridge in their hometown, under the command of an NCO.
When he goes to inform the engineers that the bridge is ready to be blown up,
he is mistaken for a deserter and shot, leaving the boys with no leader, but
they decide to defend the bridge anyway. On April 27, 1945 the battle for the
bridge begins. [49:55 to 1:41:18] A
strafing American fighter kills the youngest boy. In an attack by three
American tanks and infantry four more of the boys are killed. After the
Americans retreat, the German sergeant in command of the demolition squad that
arrives critizes the two remaining boys, Hans and Albert for being nincompoops.
In a confrontation the sergeant and Hans are killed. The engineers retreat and
Alberrt returns home.
A moving film that points out the
tragedy of war. The boys die in a wasted effort.
Producers - Hermann Schwerin and Jochen Schwerin
Director - Bernhard Wicki
Awards – Nominated for Best Foreign Language film
Screenplay - Karl-Wilhelm Vivier and Bernhard Wicki
Runtime – 1 hour 45 miutes
Released – October 22, 1959
Starring –
Folker Bohnet as Hans Scholten
Fritz Wepper as
Albert Mutz
Michael Hinz as Walter Forst
Frank Glaubrecht as
Jürgen Borchert
Karl Michael Balzer as
Karl Horber
Volker Lechtenbrink as
Klaus Hager
Günther Hoffmann as
Sigi Bernhard
Edith Schultze-Westrum as
Mother Bernhard
Günter Pfitzmann as Unteroffizier Heilmann
Copyright by Ivan Walters 2014
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