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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1959-10-21
- video_camera_front Companies Fono Film, Taurus Produktion
- timer Runtime: 103 Mins
- star Rating: 7.5 / 10
- favorite Likes: 178 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0052654
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Folker Bohnet
Hans Scholten

Fritz Wepper
Albert Mutz

Michael Hinz
Walter Forst

Frank Glaubrecht
Jurgen Borchert

Karl Michael Balzer
Karl Horber

Volker Lechtenbrink
Klaus Hager

Günther Hoffmann
Sigi Bernhard

Cordula Trantow
Franziska

Wolfgang Stumpf
Stern

Günter Pfitzmann
Heilmann

Heinz Spitzner
Fröhlich

Siegfried Schürenberg
Lieutenant Colonel

Ruth Hausmeister
Frau Mutz

Eva Vaitl
Frau Borchert

Edith Schultze-Westrum
Mutter Bernhard

Hans Elwenspoek
Frost

Trude Breitschopf
Frau Frost

Klaus Hellmold
Horber

Inge Benz
Sigrun

Til Kiwe
Ritter

Edeltraut Elsner
Barbara

Vicco von Bülow
Stabsweldfebel

Georg Lehn
Stabsweldfebel

Johannes Buzalski
Wounded Soldier

Heini Göbel
Feldwebel Verpflegung

Alexander Hunzinger
Gefreiter
groups Crew

Carl Otto Bartning
Editor

Gerd von Bonin
Director of Photography

Bernhard Wicki
Director

Karl-Wilhelm Vivier
Screenplay

Gregor Dorfmeister
Novel

Willi Schwadorf
Sound Designer

Bernhard Wicki
Screenplay

Michael Mansfeld
Screenplay

Hans Wolff
Executive Producer

Josef Wanke
Costume Design

Erwin Lange
Special Effects

Gabriele Du Vinage
Still Photographer

Hans-Martin Majewski
Original Music Composer

Alfred Rasche
Makeup Artist

Karl Baumgartner
Pyrotechnic Supervisor

Rudolf Fichtner
Location Manager

Jonas Müller
Makeup Artist

Karl Hellmer
Location Manager

Oskar Sala
Sound Effects Editor

Holger Lussmann
Assistant Director

Peter Scharff
Production Design
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