The story was based on an actual event, upon the personal report of a surviving veteran who in his own youth experienced a similar situation in world war ii. Bbc ww2 peoples war first air attack on forth bridge. A history of german film dealing with individual films as works of art has long been needed. The bridge has always distinguished itself from the very beginning by its english style and top quality products made with excellent materials and unique processing techniques handed down by florentine master craftsmen. This is the directorial debut of artur pohl and tells the story of war refugees as they try to settle in a small town in germany. The tacoma narrows bridge collapses due to high winds on november 7, 1940. The federal republic of germany was established in may 1949. This antiwar movie probably reflects the thoughts of the brain. In the waning days of world war ii, as american forces overtake germany, seven teenage boys are pulled from their small towns school as emergency conscripts to repel the advancing americans. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The names of germanys great movie directors of the weimar period ernst lubitsch. I have no idea who wrote the synopsis, but obviously the person mistook this film for the other one. British exploitation of german science and technology, 19431949.
It was just like an adventure movie, said bradford dillman, except the tragedy was real. In 1959, bernhard wicki made the bridge, germany s first antiwar film since the end of world war ii. Most, the czech word for the bridge, is a fitting title for this 21stcentury parable about a loving father, his young son, and the fateful day when they attempt to. Translation for bridge in the free english german dictionary and many other german translations.
The remaining german soldiers surrender to the americans. A race is on to wreck hitlers plans led by raf bomber commands no. Logistics matters and the us army in occupied germany, 19451949. The bridge at remagen is a 1969 deluxe color war film starring george segal, ben gazzara.
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. It is based on the 1958 novel of the same name by journalist and writer gregor dorfmeister published under the pseudonym manfred gregor. Bernhard wicki made his famous antiwar filmdie bruckethe bridge in 1959, several. This is a totally different film from 1949, which depicts the life in the germany after the ww ii.
The real value of this movie is the contents are presented from. The development of the prestressed concrete bridge in germany. You can download lowresolution, watermarked files from the iwm website free of charge, for private and. Furthermore, the authors research liu, 2017 revealed additional examples in historical german literature late 19th. Bridge translated from english to german including synonyms, definitions, and related words. A group of german boys is ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Bernhard wickis astonishing the bridge was the first major antiwar film to come out of germany after world war ii, as well as the nations first. Welt im film 2141949 films at the german federal archive. Engineers look after safety lighting on high buildings by flight path. The tacoma narrows bridge was built in washington during the 1930s and opened to traffic on july 1, 1940.
A scholarly history of the british exploitation of german science and technology after world war ii is long overdue. On may 12, 1949, the soviets lifted the blockade and reopened the roads, canals and railway routes into the western half of the city. American soldiers pleaded with the teenagers in german uniform to just go home. British forces in berlin, germany 1949 1960 imperial. The bridge shows a forgotten side of nazi germanys. In 19, a socalled moon bridge was built in the japanese garden of the.