The Bridge
1959 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 8,936 VOTES · DIR. Bernhard Wicki
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,289 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:29 THE BRIDGE
00:03:56 Yeah, in math class.
00:06:45 Thanks for your efforts, Hager. And thanks to you, Franziska.
00:10:21 Soon there will be bombings every day.
00:13:36 - Mrs Weber will bring the laundry at 6. - I can't earlier.
00:16:10 There... Easy...
00:20:06 - Come and help me...
00:23:31 - Hello boys, you got rope? - Yes, mr senior teacher.
00:27:13 Really! Do I still have to come to the policestation?
00:30:57 Stop packing!
00:34:13 I think, those are mine. I'll do it.
00:38:23 Can't you wait until tomorrow morning?
00:42:07 No. Cover! Crawl into the soil!
00:45:24 I can't see anything.
00:48:25 Prepare to leave!
00:51:38 ...do their duty.
00:54:19 How long have you been soldier?
00:57:52 The backseats are the best - like in the cinema.
01:01:05 - And what are you doing here? - I...
01:05:48 Don't make such a scene.
01:08:55 It's unbelievable.
01:13:34 I stay.
01:23:46 What should he do at the front?
01:31:34 Stop it!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,289
Dialogue density12.5 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line01:31:34
Production Record
DirectorBernhard Wicki
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes8,936