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The Bridge
75%
Movie
1h 43m
AI Analysis
The Bridge (1959) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Bridge (1959) — a movie tagged as Drama, History, and War with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of enthusiasm for the "blood and honor" Nazi ideology, stay to defend the us… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~103 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Bridge 75% (194 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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The Bridge is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
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from 194 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of enthusiasm for the "blood and honor" Nazi ideology, stay to defend the useless bridge. The film is based on a West German anti-war novel of the same name, written by Gregor Dorfmeister.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1959-10-21
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- TMDB rating
- 7.5
- TMDB ID
- 1566
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What is The Bridge about?
A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the appr... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Bridge?
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How long is the movie The Bridge?
The official runtime for The Bridge is approximately 103 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Folker Bohnet
Hans Scholten

Fritz Wepper
Albert Mutz

Michael Hinz
Walter Forst

Frank Glaubrecht
Jurgen Borchert
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Karl Michael Balzer
Karl Horber

Volker Lechtenbrink
Klaus Hager

Günther Hoffmann
Sigi Bernhard

Cordula Trantow
Franziska

Wolfgang Stumpf
Stern

Günter Pfitzmann
Heilmann

Heinz Spitzner
Fröhlich

Siegfried Schürenberg
Lieutenant Colonel

Ruth Hausmeister
Frau Mutz
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Eva Vaitl
Frau Borchert

Edith Schultze-Westrum
Mutter Bernhard
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Hans Elwenspoek
Frost
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Trude Breitschopf
Frau Frost
- K
Klaus Hellmold
Horber
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