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Revision as of 17:26, 8 March 2013

The Bridge (German title: Die Brücke) was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film in 1960 and considered by many to be the greatest German film about World War II and among the greatest anti-war films of all time. Based on the novel by Manfred Gregor and directed by Bernhard Wicki, the film depicts the last months of the war, during which the Germans conscripted teenagers and old men to defend the crumbling Reich. The retreating, demoralized Wehrmacht abandons seven teens in a life or death battle to defend a worthless bridge against advancing Americans. An eponymous remake was released for television in 2008.
The following weapons appear in the film The Bridge:
Walther PPK
Throughout the film, Jϋrgen Borchert (Frank Glaubrecht) carries his father’s Walther PPK.
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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.
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.