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      The Last Bridge

      Released Aug 20, 1957 1h 35m Drama List
      Reviews Dr. Helga Reinbeck (Maria Schell) is working as a nurse in Yugoslavia during World War II when she's taken hostage by a group of rogue fighters. The nurse at first resists helping the guerrilla soldiers, who force her to care for their sick, but soon realizes it's just as important to tend to these men as to her own people. When a German prisoner is brought to camp, he challenges her patriotism and, rattled by the charge, the nurse begins to question which side she should really be helping. Read More Read Less

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      Barry Sussman Film Culture These definite shortcomings would comprise sufficient cause to damn most pictures, but The Last Bridge can- not be explained away and dismissed. Our memory lingers not upon the defects, but on so many delicate and poignant sequences. Mar 30, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Dr. Helga Reinbeck (Maria Schell) is working as a nurse in Yugoslavia during World War II when she's taken hostage by a group of rogue fighters. The nurse at first resists helping the guerrilla soldiers, who force her to care for their sick, but soon realizes it's just as important to tend to these men as to her own people. When a German prisoner is brought to camp, he challenges her patriotism and, rattled by the charge, the nurse begins to question which side she should really be helping.
      Director
      Helmut Kautner
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      German
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 20, 1957, Limited
      Runtime
      1h 35m