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|date= October 22, 1959 | |date= October 22, 1959 | ||
|language = English<br /> German | |language = English<br /> German | ||
|studio=Fono Film | |||
|distributor=Deutsche Film Hansa | |||
|character1=Hans Scholten | |character1=Hans Scholten | ||
|character2=Albert Mutz | |character2=Albert Mutz | ||
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|character5=Karl Horber | |character5=Karl Horber | ||
|character6=Klaus Hager | |character6=Klaus Hager | ||
|actor1= | |character7=''Unteroffizier'' Heilmann | ||
|character8=''Oberstleutnant''<br /> (Lt. Colonel) | |||
|actor1=Folker Bohnet | |||
|actor2=[[Fritz Wepper]] | |actor2=[[Fritz Wepper]] | ||
|actor3= | |actor3=Michael Hinz | ||
|actor4=[[Frank Glaubrecht]] | |actor4=[[Frank Glaubrecht]] | ||
|actor5= | |actor5=Karl Michael Balzer | ||
| | |actor6=Volker Lechtenbrink | ||
|actor7=[[Günter Pfitzmann]] | |||
|actor8=[[Siegfried Schürenberg]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''The | '''''The Bridge''''' (German title: ''Die Brücke'') is a 1959 WWII film based on the novel by Manfred Gregor and directed by Bernhard Wicki. Set during the final months of the war in Europe when the Germans conscripted teenagers and old men to defend the crumbling Reich, the film focuses on seven teens who are abandoned by the retreating, demoralized Wehrmacht to defend a worthless bridge against advancing Americans. The film was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film in 1960 and is considered by many to be the greatest German film about World War II and among the greatest anti-war films of all time. The film was released after the also successful German movie ''[[Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?]]'' of the same year. An [[Bridge, The (2008)|eponymous remake]] was released for television in 2008. | ||
{{Film Title|The Bridge}} | |||
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==Walther PP== | ==Walther PP== | ||
Throughout the film, Jϋrgen Borchert ([[Frank Glaubrecht]]) carries his father’s [[Walther PP]]. | Throughout the film, Jϋrgen Borchert ([[Frank Glaubrecht]]) carries his father’s [[Walther PP]]. | ||
[[File:Walther PP.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Walther PP.jpg|thumb|none|300px|War Time Walther PP - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:bridge3_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jürgen's mother removing her late husband's Walther PP from the weapon closet in his house.]] | [[File:bridge3_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jürgen's mother removing her late husband's Walther PP from the weapon closet in his house.]] | ||
[[File:bridge4_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge4_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
A German police officer challenges Corporal Heilmann ([[Günter Pfitzmann]]) with his [[Luger P08]]. | A German military police officer challenges Corporal Heilmann ([[Günter Pfitzmann]]) with his [[Luger P08]]. | ||
[[File:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19m]] | ||
[[File:bridge34_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A distrustful M.P. aiming his P08 at Sergeant Heilmann.]] | [[File:bridge34_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A distrustful M.P. aiming his P08 at Sergeant Heilmann.]] | ||
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==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
Military policemen and German officers carry the [[MP40]]. Also, protagonist Jϋrgen Borchert ([[Frank Glaubrecht]]) uses an MP40 instead of his original weapon - | Military policemen and German officers carry the [[MP40]]. Also, protagonist Jϋrgen Borchert ([[Frank Glaubrecht]]) uses an MP40 instead of his original weapon - a [[Sturmgewehr 44]] - when firing his gun. This MP is fitted with a wooden stock and a thicker magazine. | ||
[[File:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:bridge_35_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German Military | [[File:bridge_35_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German Military Policeman firing an MP40.]] | ||
[[File:bridge_33_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German | [[File:bridge_33_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German MPs with MP40s.]] | ||
[[File:bridge40_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A panicked Wehrmacht officer preparing to stop a truck bearing injured soldiers.]] | [[File:bridge40_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A panicked Wehrmacht officer preparing to stop a truck bearing injured soldiers.]] | ||
[[File:bridge41_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The officer with his MP40.]] | [[File:bridge41_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The officer with his MP40.]] | ||
[[File:bridge63_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Protagonist Jürgen firing his MP40 at some American | [[File:bridge63_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Protagonist Jürgen firing his MP40 at some American GIs taking cover.]] | ||
==M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"== | ==M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"== | ||
Throughout the film, US soldiers use the [[M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"]] | Throughout the film, US soldiers use the [[M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"]]. | ||
[[File: Grease3 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M3A1 "Grease Gun"]] | [[File: Grease3 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M3A1 "Grease Gun"]] | ||
[[File:bridge75_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An American GI aiming at Walter (Michael Hinz).]] | [[File:bridge75_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An American GI aiming at Walter (Michael Hinz).]] | ||
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==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
Wehrmacht soldiers use the [[Karabiner 98k]]. | Wehrmacht soldiers use the [[Karabiner 98k]]. | ||
[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:bridge9_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Conscripts training with Karabiner 98k.]] | [[File:bridge9_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Conscripts training with Karabiner 98k.]] | ||
[[File:bridge16_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Conscripts cleaning their Karabiner 98k.]] | [[File:bridge16_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Conscripts cleaning their Karabiner 98k.]] | ||
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Some [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles can be seen. | Some [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles can be seen. | ||
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:bridge17_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Some Gewehr 1898 rifles | [[File:bridge17_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Some (longer) Gewehr 1898 rifles in middle of the stands.]] | ||
[[File:bridge59-Gew98.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Heilmann on the left with a Gew. 98 over his shoulder.]] | [[File:bridge59-Gew98.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Heilmann on the left with a Gew. 98 over his shoulder.]] | ||
==Karabinek wz. 1929== | ==Karabinek wz. 1929== | ||
At least one German soldier can be seen with a | At least one German soldier can be seen with a [[WZ29 Polish Mauser]] rifle. | ||
[[Image:WZ29-rifle.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:WZ29-rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Polský WZ29 Mauser - 8x57mm]] | ||
[[File:bridge59-WZ29.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the typical front sight of the rifle.]] | [[File:bridge59-WZ29.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the typical front sight of the rifle.]] | ||
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[[File:bridge78_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A US Army sniper aiming his M1 Garand with an M84 telescope.]] | [[File:bridge78_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A US Army sniper aiming his M1 Garand with an M84 telescope.]] | ||
[[File:bridge80_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A US sniper having Jϋrgen in his sight.]] | [[File:bridge80_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A US sniper having Jϋrgen in his sight.]] | ||
==M1 Carbine== | |||
Some GIs are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s. | |||
[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|World War II Era M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine]] | |||
[[File:bridge59-M1car1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An American encounters Walter.]] | |||
[[File:bridge59-M1car2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same GI outside.]] | |||
==Sturmgewehr 44== | ==Sturmgewehr 44== | ||
Jϋrgen Borchert ([[Frank Glaubrecht]]) uses a [[Sturmgewehr 44]] as a sniper rifle. However, during actual shooting scenes the | Jϋrgen Borchert ([[Frank Glaubrecht]]) uses a [[Sturmgewehr 44]] as a sniper rifle. However, during actual shooting scenes the rifle inexplicably trades place with an [[MP40]]. | ||
[[File:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Sturmgewehr 44]] | [[File:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Sturmgewehr 44]] | ||
[[File:bridge26_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jürgen carrying his MP 44.]] | [[File:bridge26_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jürgen carrying his MP 44.]] | ||
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==MG42== | ==MG42== | ||
Hans Scholten (Folker Bohnet), Albert Mutz (Fritz Wepper), Karl Horber (Karl Michael Balzer) and Klaus Hager (Volker Lechtenbrink) fire an [[MG42#MG42|MG42]] during the defense of the bridge. Another one is mounted in the hull of a mocked-up Sherman tank. | Hans Scholten (Folker Bohnet), Albert Mutz ([[Fritz Wepper]]), Karl Horber (Karl Michael Balzer) and Klaus Hager (Volker Lechtenbrink) fire an [[MG42#MG42|MG42]] during the defense of the bridge. Another one is mounted in the hull of a mocked-up Sherman tank. | ||
[[File:MG42 Left.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92mm Mauser]] | [[File:MG42 Left.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:bridge46_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karl (left) and Klaus (right) with their MG42.]] | [[File:bridge46_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karl (left) and Klaus (right) with their MG42.]] | ||
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==Jäger Rifle== | ==Jäger Rifle== | ||
The weapon closet includes some [[Jäger Rifle]]s | The weapon closet includes some [[Jäger Rifle]]s. | ||
[[Image:Jeager rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Plain German Jaeger rifle - .62 cal]] | [[Image:Jeager rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Plain German Jaeger rifle - .62 cal]] | ||
[[File:bridge3_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two Jäger rifles on the left.]] | [[File:bridge3_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two Jäger rifles on the left.]] | ||
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[[File:bridge55_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Walter firing his Panzerfaust.]] | [[File:bridge55_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Walter firing his Panzerfaust.]] | ||
[[File:bridge56_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Walter scoring a hit on a U.S. tank.]] | [[File:bridge56_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Walter scoring a hit on a U.S. tank.]] | ||
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[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category: B&W]] | [[Category:B&W]] | ||
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The Bridge (German title: Die Brücke) is a 1959 WWII film based on the novel by Manfred Gregor and directed by Bernhard Wicki. Set during the final months of the war in Europe when the Germans conscripted teenagers and old men to defend the crumbling Reich, the film focuses on seven teens who are abandoned by the retreating, demoralized Wehrmacht to defend a worthless bridge against advancing Americans. The film was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film in 1960 and is considered by many to be the greatest German film about World War II and among the greatest anti-war films of all time. The film was released after the also successful German movie Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? of the same year. An eponymous remake was released for television in 2008.
The following weapons were used in the film The Bridge:
Pistols
Walther PP
Throughout the film, Jϋrgen Borchert (Frank Glaubrecht) carries his father’s Walther PP.
Luger P08
A German military police officer challenges Corporal Heilmann (Günter Pfitzmann) with his Luger P08.
Submachine Guns
MP40
Military policemen and German officers carry the MP40. Also, protagonist Jϋrgen Borchert (Frank Glaubrecht) uses an MP40 instead of his original weapon - a Sturmgewehr 44 - when firing his gun. This MP is fitted with a wooden stock and a thicker magazine.
M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"
Throughout the film, US soldiers use the M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun".
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
Wehrmacht soldiers use the Karabiner 98k.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Some Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles can be seen.
Karabinek wz. 1929
At least one German soldier can be seen with a WZ29 Polish Mauser rifle.
Carcano M91/38
An Italian Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle is briefly seen carried by a German soldier on a lorry.
M1 Garand
U.S. soldiers use the M1 Garand.
M1 Carbine
Some GIs are armed with M1 Carbines.
Sturmgewehr 44
Jϋrgen Borchert (Frank Glaubrecht) uses a Sturmgewehr 44 as a sniper rifle. However, during actual shooting scenes the rifle inexplicably trades place with an MP40.
Machine Guns
MG42
Hans Scholten (Folker Bohnet), Albert Mutz (Fritz Wepper), Karl Horber (Karl Michael Balzer) and Klaus Hager (Volker Lechtenbrink) fire an MG42 during the defense of the bridge. Another one is mounted in the hull of a mocked-up Sherman tank.
Other
Jäger Rifle
The weapon closet includes some Jäger Rifles.
Panzerfaust
Walter Forst (Michael Hinz) uses the Panzerfaust to knock out several U.S. tanks.
