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The Bridge

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In the waning days of World War II, as American forces overtake Germany, seven teenage boys are pulled from their small town's school as emergency conscripts to repel the advancing Americans. Given almost no training, they're assigned the task of defending a small bridge that's scheduled to be demolished. But when the boys' commander is mistaken for a deserter before he can give their orders, they're stranded in front of an advancing enemy with no idea what they're supposed to do.
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Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl ...the young men function most importantly as a collective, together representing everyone called to war before they are ready for it. Rated: 7/10 Aug 2, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bernhard Wicki

Director

Folker Bohnet

Hans Scholten

Fritz Wepper

Albert Mutz

Michael Hinz

Walter Forst
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Synopsis In the waning days of World War II, as American forces overtake Germany, seven teenage boys are pulled from their small town's school as emergency conscripts to repel the advancing Americans. Given almost no training, they're assigned the task of defending a small bridge that's scheduled to be demolished. But when the boys' commander is mistaken for a deserter before he can give their orders, they're stranded in front of an advancing enemy with no idea what they're supposed to do.
Director
Bernhard Wicki
Distributor
Allied Artists Pictures
Production Co
Deutsche Film Hansa, Fono Film
Genre
War
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
May 1, 1961, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 26, 2015
Runtime
1h 46m
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