The Bridge (1959)

The Bridge (1959)

The Bridge (German title: Die Brücke) is a 1959 WWII film based on the novel by Manfred Gregor and directed by Bernhard Wicki. Set during the final months of the war in Europe when the Germans conscripted teenagers and old men to defend the crumbling Reich, the film focuses seven teens who are abandoned by the retreating, demoralized Wehrmacht to defend a worthless bridge against advancing Americans. The film was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film in 1960 and is considered by many to be the greatest German film about World War II and among the greatest anti-war films of all time. An eponymous remake was released for television in 2008.

The following weapons appear in the film The Bridge:

Walther PP

Throughout the film, Jϋrgen Borchert (Frank Glaubrecht) carries his father’s Walther PP.

War Time Walther PP Pistol. The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in .22LR, 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).

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Luger P08

A German police officer challenges Corporal Heilmann (Günter Pfitzmann) with his Luger P08.

Luger P08 - 9x19m

MP40

Military policemen and German officers carry the MP40.

MP40 - 9x19mm

A German Military Policemen holds an MP40.

German MP's with MP40's.

A suspicious MP with an MP40.

Karabiner 98k

Wehrmacht soldiers use the Karabiner 98k.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Conscripts train with Karabiner 98k.

Conscripts clean their Karabiner 98k.

Cpl. Heilmann inspects Jϋrgen’s Mauser.

The armory.

M1 Garand

American soldiers use the M1 Garand.

M1 Garand - .30-06 Springfield

A US Army sniper aims his M1 Garand with an M84 telescope.

A US sniper has Jϋrgen in his sight.

M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"

Throughout the film, US soldiers use the M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"

M3A1 "Grease Gun"

Sturmgewehr 44

Jϋrgen Borchert (Frank Glaubrecht) uses a Sturmgewehr 44 as a sniper rifle.

Sturmgewehr 44

MG42

Hans Scholten (Folker Bohnet), Albert Mutz (Fritz Wepper), Karl Horber (Karl Michael Balzer) and Klaus Hager (Volker Lechtenbrink) fire an MG42 during the defense of the bridge. Another one is mounted in the hull of a mocked up Sherman tank.