Der 10. Mai 66 years old

Der 10. Mai (The Tenth of May) was the date in 1940 that Hitler invaded the Low Countries: Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. Neutral Switzerland, which hadn't experienced a war since the 14th century, hurriedly fortified its borders with battalions of inexperienced soldiers. The panic, confusion and isolated acts of courage which occurred on that fateful day are re-created in this Swiss docudrama. The story is "personalized" by concentrating on a fugitive German soldier (Heinz Reincke) who falls in love with the Swiss girl (Linda Geiser) who shelters him. Produced on a bare-minimum budget, Der 10. Mai is impressive more for its sincerity and raw energy than for its actual cinematic merits.

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Der 10. Mai Cast

Name Character
Paulette Dubost She was 47, 100 years old when she died as Madame Dubois
Heinz Reincke He was 33, 86 years old when he died as Werner Kramer
Emil Hegetschweiler He was 71, 72 years old when he died as Tschurni
Therese Giehse She was 60, 76 years old when she died as Ida Herz
Heinrich Gretler He was 60, 79 years old when he died as Wachmeister Grimm
Margrit Rainer She was 44, 68 years old when she died as Frau Schuhmacher
Gustav Knuth He was 57, 85 years old when he died as deutscher Konsul
Luis Rainer He was 72, 77 years old when he died as Flüchtling
Walter Roderer He was 38, 91 years old when he died as Mundharmonika spielender Soldat

Der 10. Mai Crew

Name Department
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet as Director of Photography. He was 56 (74) years old when He died Camera
Lazar Wechsler as Producer. He was 61 (85) years old when He died Production
Robert Blum as Music. He was 150 (40) years old when He died Sound
Franz Schnyder as Director. He was 48 (82) years old when He died Directing
Franz Schnyder as Producer. He was 48 (82) years old when He died Production
Franz Schnyder as Writer. He was 48 (82) years old when He died Writing
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Der 10. Mai (66 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, July 16, 1958
  • Runtime: 91 minutes