The Bridge (1959)
(Die Brücke)
Country: GER
Technical: bw 106m
Director: Bernhard Wicki
Cast: Vokler Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz
Synopsis:
In the dying days of the Third Reich, teenage boys are all that is left to defend a town from the Allied advance; they dig in at the bridge outside town and wait.
Review:
Schematic and slightly over the top parable, whose many clichés are partly compensated for by a handful of striking shots and a well-handled final sequence.
(Die Brücke)
Country: GER
Technical: bw 106m
Director: Bernhard Wicki
Cast: Vokler Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz
Synopsis:
In the dying days of the Third Reich, teenage boys are all that is left to defend a town from the Allied advance; they dig in at the bridge outside town and wait.
Review:
Schematic and slightly over the top parable, whose many clichés are partly compensated for by a handful of striking shots and a well-handled final sequence.
(Die Brücke)
Country: GER
Technical: bw 106m
Director: Bernhard Wicki
Cast: Vokler Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz
Synopsis:
In the dying days of the Third Reich, teenage boys are all that is left to defend a town from the Allied advance; they dig in at the bridge outside town and wait.
Review:
Schematic and slightly over the top parable, whose many clichés are partly compensated for by a handful of striking shots and a well-handled final sequence.