The Bridge

Poignant, anti-war drama from director Bernhard Wicki about a group of German boys' attempts to guard a bridge in the dying days of WWII. As the defeated ranks of the Wehrmacht try to escape the advancing American troops, seven boys from a local village are seconded to guard a strategically worthless bridge. Fired up by the patriotic ideology on offer, the boys' resolve is put to the test when American tanks suddenly appear, intent on crossing the bridge.

Director: Bernhard Wicki
Producer: Hermann Schwerin
Writer: Michael Mansfeld
Writer: Karl-Wilhelm Vivier
Music: Hans-Martin Majewski
Actor: Folker Bohnet
Actor: Fritz Wepper
Actor: Michael Hinz
Actor: Frank Glaubrecht
Actor: Karl Michael Balzer
Actor: Volker Lechtenbrink
Actor: Gunther Hoffmann
Actor: Cordula Trantow
Actor: Wolfgang Stumpf
Actor: Gunter Pfitzmann