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] The film was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

The Last Bridge
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Directed byHelmut Käutner
Written byHelmut Käutner
Norbert Kunze
Helmuth Ashley
Rados Novakovic
Produced byCarl Szokoll
StarringMaria Schell
Bernhard Wicki
Barbara Rütting
CinematographyElio Carniel
Edited byHermine Diethelm
Paula Dvorak
Music byKarl de Groof
Production
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Cosmopol-Film
UFUS
Distributed byColumbia Film
Release date
  • 11 February 1954 (1954-02-11)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesAustria
Yugoslavia
LanguageGerman

Plot

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A German nurse is captured by Yugoslav partisans, and with her devotion to medical duty finds herself with divided loyalty to both sides of the conflict.

Production

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Von Dassanowsky p.157
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Last Bridge". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 January 2009.

Bibliography

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  • Von Dassanowsky, Robert . Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
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