The Bridge
(Video)

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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2015.
Format
Video
ISBN
1681430126, 9781681430126
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2015.
Language
ger
ISBN
1681430126, 9781681430126
UPC
715515149419

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Gregor Dorfmeister.
General Note
DVD release of the 1959 motion picture.
General Note
Special features: New 2K digital restoration ; new interviews with writer Gregor Dorfmeister, with filmmaker Volker Schl�ondorff, with director Bernhard Wicki ; excerpt from a 2007 documentary by Elisabeth Wicki-Endriss ; plus, an essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Gerd von Bonin ; editor, Carl Otto Bartning ; music, Hans-Martin Majewski.
Participants/Performers
Folker Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz.
Description
The first major antiwar film to come out of Germany after World War II, as well as the nation's first postwar film to be widely shown internationally, even securing an Oscar nomination. Set near the end of the war, it follows a group of teenage boys in a small town as they contend with everyday matters like school, girls, and parents, before enlisting as soldiers and being forced to defend their home turf in a confused, terrifying battle.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD ; fullscreen (1.37:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In German, with optional subtitles in English.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wicki, B., Gregor, M., Bohnet, F., Wepper, F., & Hinz, M. (2015). The Bridge . The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bernhard Wicki et al.. 2015. The Bridge. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bernhard Wicki et al.. The Bridge The Criterion Collection, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wicki, Bernhard, et al. The Bridge The Criterion Collection, 2015.

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