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Die Brücke

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Original title

Die Brücke

Year

1949

Running time

85 min.

Country

Germany

Director

Arthur Pohl

Screenwriter

Arthur Pohl

Cast

Music

Wolfgang Zeller

Cinematography

Fritz Arno Wagner (B&W)

Producer

Deutsche Film (DEFA)

Genre

Drama. War

Synopsis

Bernhard Wicki's astonishing "The Bridge" was the first major anti war film to come out of Germany after World War II, as well as the nation's first postwar film to be widely shown internationally, even securing an Oscar nomination. Set near the end of the conflict, it follows a group of teenage boys in a small town as they contend with everyday matters like school girls, and parents, before enlisting as soldiers and being forced to defend their home turf in a confused, terrifying battle. This expressively shot, emotionally bruising drama dared to humanize young German soldiers at a historically tender moment, and proved influential for the coming generation of New German Cinema auteurs.

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Die Brücke

1949

Arthur Pohl