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Die Brücke, Janus Films ; Deutsche Film Hansa zeigt den Fono-Film im Weltvertrieb Transocean-Film

This film has no filmmaker or cast credits; all credits given are from its accompanying booklet except screenplay authors, supplied by IMDb websiteOriginally produced as a motion picture in 1959Based on the novel by Gregor Dorfmeister, writing as Gregor ManfredSpecial features: Gregor Dorfmeister (the author discusses the autobiographical nature of the story and the impact of the novel and film); Bernhard Wicki (excerpt from a 1989 episode of the German television show Das Sonntagsgespräch (Sunday Talk) the director disucsses the making of the film); Volker Schlöndorff (director Schlöndorff discusses the film focusing on its impact on younger Germans and the affection his generation of filmmakers--collectively known as the New German Cinema--had for director Bernhard Wicki); Against the grain: the film legend of Bernhard Wicki (excerpt from the 2007 documentary about the director by his widow Elisabeth Wicki-Endriss featuring test reel footage from the shoot). Insert includes an essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty

black and white

monaural

Director, Bernhard Wicki ; producers, Hermann Schwerin, Jochen Severin ; screenplay writers, Michael Mansfeld, Karl-Wilhelm Vivier, Bernhard Wicki ; director of photography, Gerd von Bonin ; editor, Carl Otto Bartning ; production designer, Heinrich Graf Brühl, Peter Scharff ; costume designer, Josef Wanke ; music, Hans-Martin Majewski

other

DVD special edition.

9781681430126

videodisc

Karl Michael Balzer, Folker Bohnet, Michael Hinz, Günther Hoffmann, Frank Glaubrecht, Volker Lechtenbrink, Fritz Wepper, Cordula Trantow, Wolfgang Stumpf, Günter Pfitzmann, Heinz Spitzner, Siegfried Schürenberg

1 videodisc (103 min.), sound, black and white, 4 3/4 in. +, 1 folded-out insert.

sound on medium

videodisc

(OCoLC)ocn908284788(OCoLC)90828478811526651155530

DVD, NTSC, region 1; fullscreen (1.37:1 ratio) presentation; Dolby digital monauralDVD

715515149419

CC2500DVD -- Criterion CollectionCC2500 -- Criterion Collection

DVD