Die Brücke (film)
Die Brücke (English: 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.
| Die Brücke | |
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Film poster by Helmuth Ellgaard | |
| Directed by | Bernhard Wicki |
| Written by | Manfred Gregor (novel) Karl-Wilhelm Vivier Michael Mansfeld Bernhard Wicki |
| Produced by | Hermann Schwerin Jochen Schwerin |
| Starring | Folker Bohnet Fritz Wepper Michael Hinz Frank Glaubrecht Karl Michael Balzer Volker Lechtenbrink Günther Hoffmann |
| Cinematography | Gerd von Bonin |
| Edited by | Carl Otto Bartning |
| Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Film Hansa |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Languages | German English |
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.