Die Brücke von Remagen (1969)
56KDie Brücke von Remagen: Directed by John Guillermin. With George Segal, Robert Vaughn, Ben Gazzara, Bradford Dillman. As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. But will it happen?
“This has to be one of the best war movies made in the 1960s, an era when all too often filmmakers went overboard in glorifying war while glossing over its horrors and populating their movies with larger-than-life hero characters who could have come straight out of a boysu0026#39; comic. This movie doesnu0026#39;t fall into that trap. The characters – both German and American – are believable, and the movie sets and the equipment used (with the glaring exception of Korean War era American tanks) are authentic for the period. With so many WWII Sherman tanks and other vehicles still in museums, private collections and (at least back in the 60s) still in use in large numbers in the armies of several smaller countries, it has always been a puzzle to me as to why so many moviemakers took the simple option and used anachronistic military hardware in WWII movies, presumably assuming that the average moviegoer wouldnu0026#39;t even notice or wouldnu0026#39;t care. The most horrible example of this is the 1965 movie u0026quot;Battle Of The Bulgeu0026quot;. But I digress. Ignoring the tank factor, u0026quot;The Bridge At Remagenu0026quot; is a great movie. The best performance among many strong ones in this film has to be that of Ben Gazzara as Sergeant u0026quot;Angelu0026quot; Angelo, and the scene in which he kills the German sniper is extremely strong, moving stuff. Highly recommended.”
