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Dominican Rep. The Bridge
- Original title
- Die Brückeaka
- AKA
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- The Bridge
- Year
- 1959
- Running time
- 100 min.
- Country
Germany - West Germany (FRG)- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Folker Bohnet
Fritz Wepper
Michael Hinz
Frank Glaubrecht
Karl Michael Balzer
Volker Lechtenbrink- Günther Hoffmann
- Cordula Trantow
- Wolfgang Stumpf
- Günter Pfitzmann
- Heinz Spitzner
Siegfried Schürenberg- Ruth Hausmeister
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- Music
- Cinematography
Gerd von Bonin (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- War. Drama | Teen/coming-of-age. Nazism. Based on a true story. II World War. 1940s
- Synopsis
- A group of German boys is 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.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1959: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture1959: Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Picture1959: 4 German Film Awards: including Best Film and Director1960: Mar de Plata Film Festival: Best Film1961: National Board of Review: Best Foreign Film1960: Festival of Valladolid - Seminci: Silver Spike.
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 34 My Favorite German Movies (37)
- 76 My Favorite War Movies (71)
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