THE BRIDGE (DIE BRUCKE)

Seven Brave Boys as war fighters, opposing the enemies.

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Hans Scholten

Albert Mutz

Walter Forst

Jürgen Borchert

Karl Horber

Klaus Hager

Sigi Bernhar

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Mother Bernhard

Unteroffizier Heilmann

The Bridge, 1959 West German, black and white movie directed by Austrian filmmaker Bernhard Wicki, based on the novel of writer Gregor Dorfmeister. The story was based on an actual event happened. At the end of the movie specified about happened “it was not mentioned in any military report”.

The movie is about Braveness of Seven Boys who are around 16 years old and are also friends of same class, joining military and facing the war against American Soldiers. 

Karl grandmother sent to other place. Klaus having crush on his father’s, junior hair stylist. Jurgen’s father a German Officer, go killed while he was in duty. Klaus love with his own class mate. Albert mother working as a servant. Like this first half of the movie is explained about the life of the boys.

Boys studying in school one of them comes with the letters saying that all seven have got appointment to join in local military. Klaus finding his father and his junior in bed situation joins the military force the previous night of the joining date. Next day, everyone joined and the training was given to all. Their school teacher was worried that the boys age was not so to be a war fighter. He speaks to the Military Chief, to keep the boys out of this but the Chief refused him. All seven boys were under the control of Heilmann. The day evening Heilmann comes to their room checking to their way of cleaning Rifles.

Next day, early morning everyone got waken up, and brought to notice that Americans are going to surround and we should be ready to face them and informed everyone to take positions. Heilmann informs to Chief that these seven boys just joined yesterday and will not be able to face the enemies. Chief informs that war will be on North, so put those boys on the Bridge. Everyone filled in trucks and moved; finally the boys were brought to the Bridge, which was nearby their home town. This place too they were under the control of Heilmann. Heilmann making everyone to take their position, informing that he will arrange for coffee, in my absence Hans will lead you and hands him the Rifle to him. Albert comments on back as “a good soldier doesn’t leave his rifle”

Heilmann was mistaken by a military man and was shot. Boy’s without knowing about it, waiting on the bridge. A man nearby house comes and informs them to leave the place as the whole town will be destroyed. They pointing gun on him, he scared and ran away. The whole night they stayed there then came the war field trucks filled with injured soldiers, looking at them few of seven got scared.

Boy’s speaking it’s better to go home, Han’s who was leading them shouted “we are soldiers and it’s our order to secure the Bridge”. Sigi, looking through a planes hides down as they may shoot, as he hid so everyone teased him as saying ‘Coward’. The plane returned and started to shoot, everyone got hidden, and Sigi faced it, got shot and dead. The first one to die amongst them.

Hearing some sound everyone moves to their position. Jurgen on top to the tree, Karl and Klaus under the dig path, Hans and Albert together, Walter with mini rocket launcher. The tankers entered also with few soldiers. First tanker got burst by walter as he aimed with the rocket. Firefights started between them. Jurgeon firing from top of the tree could have the clear view on firing, killed many but in a stage he too got killed.

Walter stepping forward moved into the house and released another rocket on a tanker, standing nearby it. When the tanker got busted the house smashed and he died. Klaus shoots at a soldier, he suffering from pain Karl pushing Klaus to kill him as he’s not able to see his suffering. Bullet headed him and Klaus got dead. Karl, became mad on seeing his death started to run from their and was shot and killed. Finally, remained Hans and Albert. No soldiers remaining, returning on the bridge.

            Three American soldiers, comes their on the bridge and busy in their work to fix dynamite for Bridge. When they were questioned by Hans and Albert, their response made them to get angry Albert who was a soldiers back shot him. Other two soldiers scared and moving shot against them Hans got dead and Albert left the place alone.

            Seven Brave Boys who stopped the Entry of the Enemies into their Fatherland. Should feel proud about them.