Pollard Memorial Library (Lowell)

Die Brücke., The bridge, Fono Film ; written by Michael Mansfeld and Karl-Wilhelm Vivier ; directed by Bernhard Wicki, Fullscreen

Label
Die Brücke., The bridge, Fono Film ; written by Michael Mansfeld and Karl-Wilhelm Vivier ; directed by Bernhard Wicki, Fullscreen
Language
ger
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Die Brücke.
Oclc number
908284788
Responsibility statement
Fono Film ; written by Michael Mansfeld and Karl-Wilhelm Vivier ; directed by Bernhard Wicki
Runtime
103
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 763
Sub title
The bridge
Summary
The first major antiwar film to come out of Germany after World War II, as well as the nation's first postwar film to be widely shown internationally, even securing an Oscar nomination. Set near the end of the war, it follows a group of teenage boys in a small town as they contend with everyday matters like school, girls, and parents, before enlisting as soldiers and being forced to defend their home turf in a confused, terrifying battle
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Bridge
resource.version
Fullscreen
Classification
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