A group of German boys are 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.
The film is based on a West German anti-war novel of the same name, written by Gregor Dorfmeister,
Credits
The Bridge Cast
| Name |
Character |
|
Til Kiwe
He was 45, 80 years old when he died
|
as Ritter |
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Georg Lehn
He was 46, 81 years old when he died
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as Stabsweldfebel |
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Frank Glaubrecht
He was 17, now 81 years old
|
as Jurgen Borchert |
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Eva Vaitl
She was 40, 66 years old when she died
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as Frau Borchert |
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Folker Bohnet
He was 23, now 87 years old
|
as Hans Scholten |
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Michael Hinz
He was 21, 68 years old when he died
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as Walter Forst |
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Günter Pfitzmann
He was 37, 79 years old when he died
|
as Heilmann |
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Hans Elwenspoek
He was 50, 78 years old when he died
|
as Frost |
|
Fritz Wepper
He was 19, now 83 years old
|
as Albert Mutz |
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Karl Michael Balzer
He was 17, 70 years old when he died
|
as Karl Horber |
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Wolfgang Stumpf
He was 52, 73 years old when he died
|
as Stern |
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Johannes Buzalski
He was 41, 58 years old when he died
|
as Wounded Soldier |
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Ruth Hausmeister
She was 48, 99 years old when she died
|
as Frau Mutz |
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Vicco von Bülow
He was 37, 87 years old when he died
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as Stabsweldfebel |
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Cordula Trantow
She was 18, now 81 years old
|
as Franziska |
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Heini Göbel
He was 50, 99 years old when he died
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as Feldwebel Verpflegung |
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Siegfried Schürenberg
He was 61, 93 years old when he died
|
as Lieutenant Colonel |
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Edeltraut Elsner
She was 25, 81 years old when she died
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as Barbara |
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Edith Schultze-Westrum
She was 56, 76 years old when she died
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as Mutter Bernhard |
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Heinz Spitzner
He was 44, 75 years old when he died
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as Fröhlich |
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Trude Breitschopf
She was 45, 86 years old when she died
|
as Frau Frost |
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Inge Benz
|
as Sigrun |
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Günther Hoffmann
He was 19, now 82 years old
|
as Sigi Bernhard |
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Volker Lechtenbrink
He was 16, now 80 years old
|
as Klaus Hager |
|
Alfons Teuber
He was 57, 68 years old when he died
|
as (uncredited) |
|
Klaus Hellmold
He was 47, 80 years old when he died
|
as Horber |
The Bridge Crew
| Name |
Department |
|
Erwin Lange as Special Effects. He was 46 (77) years old when He died
|
Crew |
|
Rudolf Fichtner as Location Manager. He was 61 (70) years old when He died
|
Production |
|
Michael Mansfeld as Screenplay. He was 39 (57) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Karl-Wilhelm Vivier as Screenplay. |
Writing |
|
Manfred Gregor as Novel. |
Writing |
|
Carl Otto Bartning as Editor. He was 51 (74) years old when He died
|
Editing |
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Willi Schwadorf as Sound Designer. |
Sound |
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Josef Wanke as Costume Design. |
Costume & Make-Up |
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Hans Wolff as Executive Producer. He was 49 (67) years old when He died
|
Production |
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Bernhard Wicki as Director. He was 41 (80) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Bernhard Wicki as Screenplay. He was 41 (80) years old when He died
|
Writing |
|
Karl Hellmer as Location Manager. He was 65 (78) years old when He died
|
Production |
|
Gerd von Bonin as Director of Photography. He was 49 (68) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Oskar Sala as Sound Effects Editor. He was 50 (91) years old when He died
|
Sound |
