The Bridge (1959)

Name: The Bridge
Released: 1959

A group of German boys are 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. The film is based on a West German anti-war novel of the same name, written by Gregor Dorfmeister.

Genres: Drama, History, War

What to watch after The Bridge

Kanal (1957)
The Longest Day (1962) — Bernhard Wicki directed both
The Tin Drum (1979) — Same subject: nazi
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) — Same subject: steel helmet, anti war
Germany Year Zero (1948) — Same subject: nazi
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)