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The Bridge

The Bridge

20084.31h 40m

Overview

A group of German boys is 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.

Directed by Wolfgang Panzer
Written by Wolfgang Kirchner
Produced by Wolfgang Herold
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Top Cast

François Goeske

François Goeske

Albert Mutz

Franka Potente

Franka Potente

Elfie Bauer

Lars Steinhöfel

Lars Steinhöfel

Walter Forst

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Robert Höller

Klaus Schröder

Paula Schramm

Paula Schramm

Paula Fink

Felix von Manteuffel

Felix von Manteuffel

General

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Florian Heppert

Siegi Lindner

Michael Lott

Michael Lott

Standartenführer Forst

Hedi Kriegeskotte

Hedi Kriegeskotte

Frau Mutz

Tobias Licht

Tobias Licht

Rosenzweig

About The Bridge

The Bridge is a tv movie, history, war film released in 2008. Directed by Wolfgang Panzer, it stars François Goeske, Franka Potente, Lars Steinhöfel. A group of German boys is 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.

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