The seven youths are thrown into battle when american tanks unexpectedly appear and try to cross the bridge. After a sluggish start, the bridge becomes a war film for the. In the final days of world war ii, german teenagers join the nazi army in a futile attempt to stop the enemy invasion. Interview with wicki conducted by journalist hans ulrich reichert, tagesschau daily news, ep. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your rotten tomatoes account. Still, it seems odd that germany has never made its own screen adaptation until one learns about the bridge, that is. The publicity poster may be viewed online at the commercial site moviegoods.
It was nominated for the oscar for best foreign language film and won the golden globe. Later members were emil nolde, max pechstein and otto mueller. 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. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. 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. Radnja je smjestena u njemacki gradic pred sam kraj drugog svjetskog rata i prikazuje kako nacisticke vlasti nekolicinu lokalnih gimnazijalaca regrutiraju u volkssturm i daju im zadatak da brane most od nadirucih. With francois goeske, franka potente, lars steinhofel, robert holler. It makes for a nice companion to all quiet, although it lacks the depth of that classic. German film awards 1989 winner special film award 40th anniversary of the federal republic of germany bernhard wicki. The bridge organization of german painters and printmakers that from 1905 to 19 played a pivotal role in the development of expressionism. Faro island film festival 1959 nominee golden moon award. A sympathetic officer places the boys as guards of a seemingly unimportant bridge. I saw this film at umass for my german film class in 1990 this was easily the best of the films that i saw throughout that semester and the plate was full metropolis, cabinet of dr.
Founding members were fritz bleyl, erich heckel, ernst ludwig kirchner and karl schmidtrottluff. 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. Set during the final days of world war ii, and based on a reallife incident, this 1959 german production has been largely forgotten in the states since it lost the foreignlanguage oscar to black orpheus. The seminal group had a major impact on the evolution of modern art in the 20th century and the creation of expressionism. In this tv remake of the classic german war film, 16yearold walter and his friends are recruited to help defend a bridge near their town. Specifically the people that think war is awesome, patriotism is something to boast about or. It is based on the 1958 novel of the same name by journalist and writer gregor dorfmeister published under the pseudonym manfred gregor. Other people also think that spielberg has seen this movie. Karlwilhelm vivier, manfred gregor, michael mansfeld. Subtitles are sorted by relevance for searching keywords.
Bernhard wicki, michael mansfeld, karlwilhelm vivier kamera. The bridge, directed by bernhard wicki, is now available in bluray and dvd special editions from the criterion collection. In the final days of world war ii, german teenagers join the nazi army in a. It wasnt until 1958 that a west german film attempted to break this pattern. To this group, war is a game and their combat experience does bring some exhilarance. Recommended for war lovers movie morlocks the bridge.
The entire film is an extended saga of the total waste of german youth at the end of the war and the impacts of mad fanatizism on young impressionable minds. 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. It is based on the 1958 novel of the same name by journalist. Bernhard wickis directorial debut, this is an excellent little film with little plot and no known names on the roster. This oscarnominated classic by bernhard wicki is a gripping and shocking antiwar movie. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Specifically the people that think war is awesome, patriotism is something to boast about or that want to join armed forces for whatever reason. The bridge 1959 gunter pfitzmann in the bridge 1959 karl michael balzer and cordula trantow in.
Bernhard wickis astonishing the bridge was the first major antiwar film to come out of germany after world war ii, as well as the nations first postwar film to be widely shown internationally, even securing an oscar nomination. Caligari, the blue angel, m all fantastic films but this one was the best. The film is based on the true story of a group of boys only days before the end of world war ii. Based on an autobiographical novel by gregor dorfmeister writing as manfred gregor, the bridge attempts to create a realistic depiction of the tail end of the. Two germanlanguage film versions of the novel were made, one in 1959 by austrian director bernhard wicki and one in 2008, a television film by wolfgang panzer. One of the most confrontational war movies of its time. One of the mostpowerful antiwar films ever made, this awardwinning film, based on an autobiographical novel by manfred gregor, vividly depicts seven bavarian schoolboys in the last days of world war 2 and their assignment to defend a strategically useless bridge at the edge of their town.
Film tersebut berdasarkan pada novel 1958 eponim karya jurnalis dan penulis gregor dorfmeister diterbitkan dibawah pseudonim manfred gregor. Cerita tersebut berdasarkan pada sebuah kisah nyata tentang laporan pribadi dari seorang veteran korban selamat yang dalam masa. One of the many dreadful things that took place as a result of hitlers sick dream. Frank glaubrecht, michael hinz, fritz wepper, folker bohnet. The group was founded in 1905 in germany by four architectural students in dresdenkarl schmidtrottluff, who gave the group its name. What begins as a minor op becomes a life or death battle in which the idealistic young men confronted by the brutal reality of war. None of the three m24 chaffee light tanks shown in the movie are real. Set during the final months of the war in europe when the germans conscripted teenagers and old men to defend the crumbling reich, the film focuses seven teens who are abandoned by the retreating, demoralized wehrmacht to defend a worthless bridge against advancing. Seven schoolboys, still underage, are drafted into the german army. Its director bernard wicki went on to codirect the longest day. Download this subtitles from our download location, see more details bellow. A group of teenage boys go off to war with no real conception of what war is like. 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.
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