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The Bridge

Die Brücke

1959

Bernhard Wicki

Folker Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz, Frank Glaubrecht ...

7.7

3,412

War. Drama 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.

	Media	Author	Review
		Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"Wicki has constructed an intense and compelling film, notable for its cinematic sharpness and its concentrated emotional drive"
		Clayton Dillard Slant	"Wicki plots the film as a virulent anti-war statement, but there’s nothing superficial or polemical about his aims (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"After a sluggish start, 'The Bridge' becomes a war film for the history books"

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