The Bridge

Based On the book by Gregor Dorfmeister

Die Brücke (German pronunciation: [diː ˈbʁʏkə] , "The Bridge") is a 1959 West German anti-war film directed by Austrian filmmaker Bernhard Wicki. It is based on the 1958 novel of the same name by journalist and writer Gregor Dorfmeister (published under the pseudonym Manfred Gregor). The story was based on an actual event, upon the personal report of a surviving veteran who in his own youth experienced a similar situation in World War II. The film was timely in West Germany as the Bundeswehr had only recently been created in 1955 with conscription in Germany beginning in 1956. It received several international prizes, notably the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, also a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Release date:

October 22, 1959

Director:

Bernhard Wicki

Cast:

Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz, Folker Bohnet, Cordula Trantow, Frank Glaubrecht

Genre:

Drama, War

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Year page:

1959 in adaptations