The Bridge (1959)The Bridge 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 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jürgen's mother removing her late husband's Walther PP from the weapon closet in his house Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jürgen aiming his Walther at a German civilian Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jürgen firing his PP in desperation Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jürgen after being killed by an U.S. sniper Luger P08 A German police officer challenges Corporal Heilmann (Günter Pfitzmann) with his Luger P08 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19m Error creating thumbnail: File missing A distrustful M.P. aiming his P08 at Sergeant Heilmann MP40 Military policemen and German officers carry the MP40 . Also, protagonist Jϋrgen Borchert (Jürgen Glaubrecht ) uses an MP40 instead of his original weapon - an MP44 - when firing his gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German Military Policemen firing an MP40 Error creating thumbnail: File missing German MP's with MP40's Error creating thumbnail: File missing A panicked Wehrmacht officer preparing to stop a truck bearing injured soldiers Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer with his MP40 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Protagonist Jürgen firing his MP40 at some American GI's taking cover Karabiner 98k Wehrmacht soldiers use the Karabiner 98k .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Conscripts training with Karabiner 98k Error creating thumbnail: File missing Conscripts cleaning their Karabiner 98k Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Heilmann inspecting Jϋrgen’s Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The armory M1 Garand U.S. soldiers use the M1 Garand .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing An American GI wielding his M1 Garand Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US Army sniper aiming his M1 Garand with an M84 telescope Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US sniper having Jϋrgen in his sight M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun" Throughout the film, US soldiers use the M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M3A1 "Grease Gun" Error creating thumbnail: File missing An American GI aiming at Walter (Michael Hinz) Error creating thumbnail: File missing An American GI shooting it out against Jürgen 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 .
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