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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|350px|War Time Walther PP Pistol. The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in .22LR, 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).]] | [[File:Walther PP.jpg|thumb|none|350px|War Time Walther PP Pistol. The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in .22LR, 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).]] | ||
[[File:bridge3_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge3_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jürgen's mother removing her late husband's Walther PP from the weapon closet of his house]] | ||
[[File:bridge4_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge4_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:bridge38_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge38_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jürgen aiming his Walther at a German civilian]] | ||
[[File:bridge79_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge79_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jürgen firing his PP in desperation]] | ||
[[File:bridge82_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge82_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jürgen after being killed by an American sniper]] | ||
==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
A German police officer challenges Corporal Heilmann (Günter Pfitzmann) with his [[Luger P08]]. | A German police officer challenges Corporal Heilmann (Günter Pfitzmann) with his [[Luger P08]]. | ||
[[File:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 - 9x19m]] | [[File:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 - 9x19m]] | ||
[[File:bridge34_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge34_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A distrustful M.P. aiming his P08 at Sergeant Heilmann]] | ||
==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
Military policemen and German officers carry the [[MP40]]. | Military policemen and German officers carry the [[MP40]]. | ||
[[File:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MP40 - 9x19mm]] | [[File:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MP40 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:bridge_35_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German Military Policemen | [[File:bridge_35_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German Military Policemen firing an MP40]] | ||
[[File:bridge_33_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German MP's with MP40's | [[File:bridge_33_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German MP's with MP40's]] | ||
[[File:bridge40_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[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| | [[File:bridge41_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The officer with his MP40]] | ||
[[File:bridge63_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px| ]] | [[File:bridge63_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Protagonist Jürgen firing his MP40 at some American GI's taking cover]] | ||
==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
Wehrmacht soldiers use the [[Karabiner 98k]]. | Wehrmacht soldiers use the [[Karabiner 98k]]. | ||
[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:bridge9_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Conscripts | [[File:bridge9_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Conscripts training with Karabiner 98k]] | ||
[[File:bridge16_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Conscripts | [[File:bridge16_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Conscripts cleaning their Karabiner 98k]] | ||
[[File:bridge15_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:bridge15_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Heilmann inspecting Jϋrgen’s Mauser]] | ||
[[File:bridge17_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The armory | [[File:bridge17_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The armory]] | ||
==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
American soldiers use the [[M1 Garand]]. | American soldiers use the [[M1 Garand]]. | ||
[[File:M1_Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand - .30-06 Springfield]] | [[File:M1_Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand - .30-06 Springfield]] | ||
[[File:bridge59_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge59_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An American GI wielding his M1 Garand]] | ||
[[File:bridge78_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A US Army sniper | [[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 | [[File:bridge80_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A US sniper having Jϋrgen in his sight]] | ||
==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| ]] | [[File:bridge75_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An American GI aiming at Walter (Michael Hinz)]] | ||
[[File:bridge66_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px| ]] | [[File:bridge66_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An American GI shooting it out against Jürgen]] | ||
==Sturmgewehr 44== | ==Sturmgewehr 44== | ||
Jϋrgen Borchert (Frank Glaubrecht) uses a [[Sturmgewehr 44]] as a sniper rifle. | Jϋrgen Borchert (Frank Glaubrecht) uses a [[Sturmgewehr 44]] as a sniper rifle. However, during actual shooting scenes the MP44 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| ]] | [[File:bridge26_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jürgen carrying his MP 44 I]] | ||
[[File:bridge27_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px| ]] | [[File:bridge27_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jürgen carrying his MP 44 II]] | ||
[[File:bridge54_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px| ]] | [[File:bridge54_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jürgen preparing for battle]] | ||
==MG42== | ==MG42== | ||
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[[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|]] | [[File:bridge46_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karl (left) and Klaus (right) with their MG42 I]] | ||
[[File:bridge45_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px| ]] | [[File:bridge45_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hans (left) and Albert (right) with their MG42 I]] | ||
[[File:bridge29_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge29_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:bridge28_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge28_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:bridge47_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge47_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hans (left) and Albert (right) with their MG42 II]] | ||
[[File:bridge49_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge49_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karl (left) and Klaus (right) with their MG42 II]] | ||
[[File:bridge60_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px| ]] | [[File:bridge60_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px| ]] | ||
[[File:bridge61_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge61_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:bridge58_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An MG42 standing in for a [[Browning M1919A4]] mounted in the hull of a mocked up M4 Sherman tank.]] | [[File:bridge58_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An MG42 standing in for a [[Browning M1919A4]] mounted in the hull of a mocked-up M4 Sherman tank.]] | ||
==Panzerfaust== | ==Panzerfaust== | ||
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[[File:bridge25_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Anti-tank grenades loaded into a truck.]] | [[File:bridge25_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Anti-tank grenades loaded into a truck.]] | ||
[[File:bridge24_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge24_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:bridge50_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px| ]] | [[File:bridge50_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Walter in position]] | ||
[[File:bridge55_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge55_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Walter firing his Panzerfaust]] | ||
[[File:bridge56_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:bridge56_sm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Walter scoring a hit]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
Revision as of 16:38, 3 May 2015
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 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. An eponymous remake was released for television in 2008.
The following weapons appear in the film The Bridge:
Walther PP
Throughout the film, Jϋrgen Borchert (Frank Glaubrecht) carries his father’s Walther PP.
Luger P08
A German police officer challenges Corporal Heilmann (Günter Pfitzmann) with his Luger P08.
MP40
Military policemen and German officers carry the MP40.
Karabiner 98k
Wehrmacht soldiers use the Karabiner 98k.
M1 Garand
American soldiers use the M1 Garand.
M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"
Throughout the film, US soldiers use the M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"
Sturmgewehr 44
Jϋrgen Borchert (Frank Glaubrecht) uses a Sturmgewehr 44 as a sniper rifle. However, during actual shooting scenes the MP44 inexplicably trades place with an MP40.
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.
Panzerfaust
Walter Forst (Michael Hinz) uses the Panzerfaust to knock out several enemy tanks.
