The bridge = Die Brücke
(DVD) 

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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Format
DVD
Edition
DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert. 
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Edition
DVD special edition.
Language
ger
UPC
715515149419

Notes

General Note
This film has no filmmaker or cast credits; all credits given are from its accompanying booklet except screenplay authors, supplied by IMDb website.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
General Note
Based on the novel by Gregor Dorfmeister, writing as Gregor Manfred.
General Note
Special features: Gregor Dorfmeister (the author discusses the autobiographical nature of the story and the impact of the novel and film); Bernhard Wicki (excerpted from a 1989 episode of the German television show Das Sonntagsgespräch (Sunday Talk) the director discusses the making of the film); Volker Schlöndorff (director Schlöndorff discusses the film focusing on its impact on younger Germans and the affection his generation of filmmakers--collectively known as the New German Cinema--had for director Bernhard Wicki); Against the grain: the film legend of Bernhard Wicki (excerpt from the 2007 documentary about the director by his widow Elisabeth Wicki-Endriss featuring test reel footage from the shoot). Insert includes an essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty.
Creation/Production Credits
Director, Bernhard Wicki ; producers, Hermann Schwerin, Jochen Severin ; screenplay writers, Michael Mansfeld, Karl-Wilhelm Vivier, Bernhard Wicki ; director of photography, Gerd von Bonin ; editor, Carl Otto Bartning ; production designer, Heinrich Graf Brühl, Peter Scharff ; costume designer, Josef Wanke ; music, Hans-Martin Majewski.
Participants/Performers
Karl Michael Balzer, Folker Bohnet, Michael Hinz, Günther Hoffmann, Frank Glaubrecht, Volker Lechtenbrink, Fritz Wepper, Cordula Trantow, Wolfgang Stumpf, Günter Pfitzmann, Heinz Spitzner, Siegfried Schürenberg.
Description
"... 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 conflict, 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. This expressively shot, emotionally bruising drama dared to humanize young German soldiers at a historically tender moment"--Container.
System Details
DVD format, NTSC, region 1; fullscreen (1.37:1 ratio) presentation; Dolby digital monaural.
Language
In German with optional English subtitles.

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