The Bridge
Seen it?2008 | 100 min | TV Movie, History, War
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved The Longest Day or Operation Mincemeat, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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. 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
58 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$206K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 58K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Wolfgang Panzer
- François GoeskeAlbert Mutz
- Franka PotenteElfie Bauer
- Lars SteinhöfelWalter Forst
- Robert HöllerKlaus Schröder
- Paula SchrammPaula Fink
- Felix von ManteuffelGeneral
- Florian HeppertSiegi Lindner
- Michael LottStandartenführer Forst
- Hedi KriegeskotteFrau Mutz
- Tobias LichtRosenzweig