Director: Wicki, Bernhard

Key actors Bohnet, Volker; Wepper, Fritz; Hinz, Michael

Year 1959

Language German (English sub.)

Certificate 15

Duration 106 mins

Country W GER

Genre War Theme

Format DVD

A poignant, anti-war drama from first-time director Bernhard Wicki, about a group of German boys' attempts to guard a bridge in the dying days of WWII. As the defeated ranks of the Wehrmacht try to escape the advancing American troops, seven boys from a local village are seconded to guard a strategically worthless bridge. Fired up by the patriotic ideology on offer, the boys' resolve is put to the test when American tanks suddenly appear, intent on crossing the bridge.