The Bridge

Name: The Bridge
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1959-10-21
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.6

1959 · Movie · 103 min · ★ 7.6 · 95% critics

DramaHistoryWar

In the final months of World War II, a group of teenage boys in a small German village are ordered to guard a local bridge as American forces approach. Fired up by propaganda and eager to prove themselves, they face a grim reality as the adult world around them collapses and the assignment grows dangerously real.

Based on Die Brücke

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Original title: Die Brücke
Years: 1959
Release date: 1959-10-21
Language: German
Runtime: 103 min
Critic score: 95/100
TMDB rating: 7.6/10 (196 votes)

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You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sobering, character-focused anti-war story that builds from everyday life into tense combat, in the vein of Das Boot or Stalingrad; Not for you if you need fast pacing or big-scale action throughout.

Pros: powerful anti-war message; gripping late action; humanizes young soldiers | Cons: slow first half; hard to tell boys apart; some realism issues