The Bridge
1959 | 103m | German
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Bernhard Wicki |
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| Writer: | Karl-Wilhelm Vivier, Michael Mansfeld, Bernhard Wicki, Gregor Dorfmeister |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 21, 1959 |
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| Director: | Bernhard Wicki |
| Writer: | Karl-Wilhelm Vivier, Michael Mansfeld, Bernhard Wicki, Gregor Dorfmeister |
| Genres: | Drama, History, War |
| Keywords | war crimes, small town, nazi, bridge, us army, firearm, dead soldier, steel helmet, teenage boy, american abroad, anti war, shot, children in wartime |
| Production Companies | Fono Film, Taurus Produktion |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 (Update) Entered: May 04, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Folker Bohnet | Hans Scholten |
| Fritz Wepper | Albert Mutz |
| Michael Hinz | Walter Forst |
| Frank Glaubrecht | Jurgen Borchert |
| Karl Michael Balzer | Karl Horber |
| Volker Lechtenbrink | Klaus Hager |
| Günther Hoffmann | Sigi Bernhard |
| Cordula Trantow | Franziska |
| Wolfgang Stumpf | Stern |
| Günter Pfitzmann | Heilmann |
| Heinz Spitzner | Fröhlich |
| Siegfried Schürenberg | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Ruth Hausmeister | Frau Mutz |
| Eva Vaitl | Frau Borchert |
| Edith Schultze-Westrum | Mutter Bernhard |
| Hans Elwenspoek | Frost |
| Trude Breitschopf | Frau Frost |
| Klaus Hellmold | Horber |
| Inge Benz | Sigrun |
| Til Kiwe | Ritter |
| Edeltraut Elsner | Barbara |
| Vicco von Bülow | Stabsweldfebel |
| Georg Lehn | Stabsweldfebel |
| Johannes Buzalski | Wounded Soldier |
| Heini Göbel | Feldwebel Verpflegung |
| Alexander Hunzinger | Gefreiter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gerd von Bonin | Director of Photography |
| Karl-Wilhelm Vivier | Screenplay |
| Willi Schwadorf | Sound Designer |
| Michael Mansfeld | Screenplay |
| Josef Wanke | Costume Design |
| Gabriele Du Vinage | Still Photographer |
| Alfred Rasche | Makeup Artist |
| Rudolf Fichtner | Location Manager |
| Karl Hellmer | Location Manager |
| Holger Lussmann | Assistant Director |
| Carl Otto Bartning | Editor |
| Bernhard Wicki | Director, Screenplay |
| Gregor Dorfmeister | Novel |
| Erwin Lange | Special Effects |
| Hans-Martin Majewski | Original Music Composer |
| Karl Baumgartner | Pyrotechnic Supervisor |
| Jonas Müller | Makeup Artist |
| Oskar Sala | Sound Effects Editor |
| Peter Scharff | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hans Wolff | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 5 | 342 | 474 |