The Bridge (1959)
1h 43m 7.3/10 IMDb
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.
Director: Bernhard Wicki
Cast: Folker Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz, Frank Glaubrecht, Karl Michael Balzer
Content Warnings
Mental Health & Emotional
Death of a child Grief / bereavement (major focus)
Other
War / combat
Violence & Physical Harm
Child abuse / harm to children Gore / graphic violence Gun violence
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