# The Bridge (1959)

> Teenage German loyalists turn a useless village bridge into a fatal test of Nazi ideology as World War II collapses around them.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1024

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Drama, History, War
- Director: Bernhard Wicki
- Cast: Folker Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz, Frank Glaubrecht, Karl Michael Balzer, Volker Lechtenbrink, Günther Hoffmann, Cordula Trantow
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052654/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: harrowing, tragic, grounded, historical cinema study, antiwar film marathon

## Synopsis

In the final days of World War II, a group of boys clings to a misguided sense of duty.

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