Poster for the movie The Bridge

The Bridge

1959 • 103 minutes
DramaHistoryWar

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.

Picture of Folker Bohnet

Folker Bohnet

Hans Scholten

Picture of Fritz Wepper

Fritz Wepper

Albert Mutz

Picture of Michael Hinz

Michael Hinz

Walter Forst

Picture of Frank Glaubrecht

Frank Glaubrecht

Jurgen Borchert

Picture of Karl Michael Balzer

Karl Michael Balzer

Karl Horber

Picture of Volker Lechtenbrink

Volker Lechtenbrink

Klaus Hager

Picture of Günther Hoffmann

Günther Hoffmann

Sigi Bernhard

Picture of Cordula Trantow

Cordula Trantow

Franziska

Picture of Wolfgang Stumpf

Wolfgang Stumpf

Stern

Picture of Günter Pfitzmann

Günter Pfitzmann

Heilmann

Picture of Heinz Spitzner

Heinz Spitzner

Fröhlich

Picture of Siegfried Schürenberg

Siegfried Schürenberg

Lieutenant Colonel

Picture of Ruth Hausmeister

Ruth Hausmeister

Frau Mutz

Picture of Eva Vaitl

Eva Vaitl

Frau Borchert

Picture of Edith Schultze-Westrum

Edith Schultze-Westrum

Mutter Bernhard

Picture of Hans Elwenspoek

Hans Elwenspoek

Frost

Picture of Trude Breitschopf

Trude Breitschopf

Frau Frost

Picture of Klaus Hellmold

Klaus Hellmold

Horber

Picture of Inge Benz

Inge Benz

Sigrun

Picture of Til Kiwe

Til Kiwe

Ritter

Picture of Edeltraut Elsner

Edeltraut Elsner

Barbara

Picture of Vicco von Bülow

Vicco von Bülow

Stabsweldfebel

Picture of Georg Lehn

Georg Lehn

Stabsweldfebel

Picture of Johannes Buzalski

Johannes Buzalski

Wounded Soldier

Picture of Heini Göbel

Heini Göbel

Feldwebel Verpflegung

Picture of Alexander Hunzinger

Alexander Hunzinger

Gefreiter