Manfred Gregor
1) The Bridge
Series
Criterion collection volume 763
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 103 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Four American GI's, stationed in Germany circa 1960, are accused of attacking a local teenage girl. An Army major is assigned to defend the soldiers. If he's going to prevent their death sentences, he will have to turn the spotlight on the victim who is already traumatized.