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In 1945, Germany is being overrun, and nobody is left to fight but teenagers.In 1945, Germany is being overrun, and nobody is left to fight but teenagers.In 1945, Germany is being overrun, and nobody is left to fight but teenagers.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 16 wins & 1 nomination total
Volker Bohnet
- Hans Scholten
- (as Folker Bohnet)
Günter Hoffmann
- Sigi Bernhard
- (as Günther Hoffmann)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe bridge was called Florian-Geyer-Brücke. It was torn down in 1991 and replaced by a new one in 1995. There are now several plaques as a reminder of this popular movie.
- GoofsWhen the boys are assembled at night, they are told they will be part of the 336th Division. That unit was destroyed and surrendered to the Soviets on the Eastern Front nearly a year earlier in 1944 and was never reformed.
- Quotes
Sigi Bernhard: Whoever defends one square foot of German soil defends Germany!
- Alternate versionsAn English dubbed version was released in the USA in 1963.
- ConnectionsEdited into Bernhard Victor Christoph Carl von Bülow genannt Loriot (2008)
Featured review
In my opinion is the best war film I've ever seen. The story is one o the best examples of the nonsense and madness of war. Seems incredible that this movie has been done by Germany and released after 14 years since the end of the war. You can see a traumatic passage from childhood to maturity in the principal characters. The film is from the late fifties so there is no big special effects like "saving private Ryan". Also, the movie is not showing a major and historical battle, with a lot of soldiers and tanks fighting between explosions. In fact,the war scenes can be seen only in the last half hour. The final scene on the bridge is one of the most disturbing scenes of war films.
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- Also known as
- Die Brücke
- Filming locations
- Cham, Bavaria, Germany(main location)
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- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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