Edition |
DVD special edition. |
Description |
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert. |
Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
Description |
digital optical mono Dolby Digital 1.0 rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
Series |
The Criterion Collection ; 763 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 763.
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System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; fullscreen (1.37:1 ratio) presentation; Dolby digital monaural. |
Cast |
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. |
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. |
Note |
This film has no filmmaker or cast credits; all credits given are from its accompanying booklet except screenplay authors, supplied by IMDb website. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. |
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Based on the novel by Gregor Dorfmeister, writing as Gregor Manfred. |
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 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. |
Note |
Special features: Gregor Dorfmeister (the author discusses the autobiographical nature of the story and the impact of the novel and film); Bernhard Wicki (excerpt from a 1989 episode of the German television show Das Sonntagsgespräch (Sunday Talk) the director disucsses 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. |
Language |
In German with optional English subtitles. |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Drama.
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Teenage boys -- Germany -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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War films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Wicki, Bernhard, 1919-2000, film director, screenwriter.
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Schwerin, Hermann, film producer.
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Severin, Jochen, film producer.
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Mansfeld, Michael, 1922-1979, screenwriter.
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Vivier, Karl-Wilhelm, screenwriter.
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Balzer, Karl Michael, actor.
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Bohnet, Folker, 1937-2020 actor.
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Hinz, Michael, 1939-2008, actor.
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Hoffmann, Günther, 1942- actor.
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Glaubrecht, Frank, 1943- actor.
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Lechtenbrink, Volker, actor.
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Wepper, Fritz, actor.
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Trantow, Cordula, 1942- actor.
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Stumpf, Wolfgang, actor.
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Pfitzmann, Günter, 1924-2003, actor.
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Sptizner, Heinz, 1916-1992, actor.
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Schürenberg, Siegfried, 1900-1993, actor.
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Bonin, Gerd von, director of photography.
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Bartning, C. O. (Carl Otto), film editor.
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Brühl, Heinrich Graf, production designer.
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Scharff, Peter, 1924- production designer.
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Wanke, Josef, costume designer.
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Majewski, Hans-Martin, 1911-1997, composer (expression)
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Gregor, Manfred, 1929-
Brücke.
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Schlöndorff, Volker, interviewee (expression)
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Wicki-Endriss, Elisabeth, 1944- filmmaker.
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Rafferty, Terrence, writer of supplementary textual content.
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Janus Films, production company.
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Deutsche Film Hansa, presenter.
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Fono-Film, production company.
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Transocean-Film, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
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Note |
Container title: Bridge |
ISBN |
1681430126 |
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9781681430126 |
Standard No. |
715515149419 |
Music No. |
CC2500DVD Criterion Collection |
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CC2500 Criterion Collection |
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