The Last Bridge (German: Die Letzte Brücke) is a 1954 Austrian-Yugoslavian war drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Maria Schell, Bernhard Wicki and Barbara Rütting.[1] It tells the story of a German nurse who is captured by Yugoslav partisans, and with her devotion to medical duty finds herself with divided loyalty to both sides of the conflict. The film was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
| The Last Bridge | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Helmut Käutner |
| Written by | Helmut Käutner Norbert Kunze Helmuth Ashley Rados Novakovic |
| Produced by | Carl Szokoll |
| Starring | Maria Schell Bernhard Wicki Barbara Rütting |
| Cinematography | Elio Carniel |
| Edited by | Hermine Diethelm Paula Dvorak |
| Music by | Karl de Groof |
Production companies | Cosmopol-Film UFUS |
| Distributed by | Columbia Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Countries | Austria Yugoslavia |
| Language | German |
Production edit
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Pischinger and Wolf Witzemann. Location shooting took place in Mostar, Počitelj and other locations along the Neretva valley in Bosnia.
Cast edit
- Maria Schell as Dr. Helga Reinbeck
- Bernhard Wicki as Boro
- Barbara Rütting as Milica
- Carl Möhner as Martin Berger
- Pavle Mincić as Momcillo
- Horst Hächler as Leutnant Scherer
- Robert Meyn as Stabsartz Dr. Rottsieper
- Zvonko Žungul as Partisan Sava
- Tilla Durieux as Mara
- Fritz Eckhardt as Tilleke
- Janez Vrhovec as Partisan Vlaho
- Walter Regelsberger as Nachrichtensoldat
- Steffie Schwarz as Oberschwester
- Bata Stojanović as Partisan
- Stevo Petrović as Partisan Ratko
- Milan Nesić as Partisan
- Franz Eichberger as Gebirgsjäger
- Heinrich Einsiedel as Gebirgsjäger
- Pero Kostić as Partisan
References edit
- ^ Von Dassanowsky p.157
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Last Bridge". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
Bibliography edit
- Von Dassanowsky, Robert . Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
External links edit
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