The Bridge (1959)

West Germany, 103 min
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Basic facts

Original title Die Brücke
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • West Germany
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • German
Swedish release 1960-02-22

Cast

Folker Bohnet
Hans Scholten

Fritz Wepper
Albert Mutz

Michael Hinz
Walter Forst

Frank Glaubrecht
Jürgen Borchert

Karl Michael Balzer
Karl Horber

Volker Lechtenbrink
Klaus Hager

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Titles

Original title
  • Die Brücke
Swedish release title
  • Bron
International title
  • The Bridge
Distribution title
  • A hid (Ungern)
  • Broen (Danmark)
  • El puente (Spanien)
  • Il ponte (Italien)
  • Le pont (Frankrike)
  • Silta (Finland)
  • Sild (Estland)
  • Most (Polen)
  • I gefyra (Grekland)
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • Bron

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Special Effects
Dialogue
Co-producer
Executive Producer
Unit Manager
Production Accountant
Still Photographer
Assistant Camera Operator
Assistant Cameraman
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Pyrotechnician
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Effects

Cast

Folker Bohnet Hans Scholten
Fritz Wepper Albert Mutz
Michael Hinz Walter Forst
Frank Glaubrecht Jürgen Borchert
Karl Michael Balzer Karl Horber
Volker Lechtenbrink Klaus Hager
Günther Hoffmann Sigi Bernhard
Cordula Trantow Franziska
Wolfgang Stumpf Stern, lärare
Günter Pfitzmann Heilmann, underofficer
Hans Spitzner kapten Fröhlich
Siegfried Schürenberg överstelöjtnant Bütov
Ruth Hausmeister Mutz mamma
Eva Vaitl Borcherts mamma
Edith Schultze-Westrum Bernhards mamma
Hans Elwenspoek Forsts pappa
Trude Breitschopf Forsts mamma
Inge Benz Sigrun, lärarinna
Til Kiwe riddare av järnkorset (Ritterkreuz)
Edeltraut Elsner Barbara

Companies

Production Company Fono-Film GmbH
Co-Production Company Jochen Severin
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Europa Film 1959

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 95366
Date 1969-01
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2815 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2813 meter
Length in minutes 103 min


Original work

Original title Die Brücke (Novel)
Author Manfred Gregor


Production location

1959-05 1959-06
Cham, Oberpfalz Germany

Release dates

First showing 1959-10-22 Alster-Lichtspiele Mannheim West Germany 103 min
Release in Sweden 1960-02-22 Anglais Stockholm Sweden 103 min
DVD release 2008-09-12 Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language German


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Slides 5
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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