Directed by:
John GuillerminCinematography:
Stanley CortezComposer:
Elmer BernsteinCast:
George Segal, Ben Gazzara, Robert Vaughn, Bradford Dillman, Peter van Eyck, Hans Christian Blech, Heinz Reincke, Joachim Hansen, Sonja Ziemann, Anna Gaël (more)VOD (2)
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1945: The Allies are making their final advance into German territory, and only one strategic bridge on the Rhine River remains in Nazi hands. Both sides have much to gain: the Germans, the lives of 50,000 soldiers stationed on the wrong side of the bridge; and the Allies, a quicker end to the war with fewer lives lost. Though both armies would fight valiantly, only one could win the heart-rending battle for The Bridge at Remagen. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
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A very decent war spectacle about conquest-non-conquest – destruction-non-destruction of a key bridge over the Rhine. In the context of American works, the spectacle is rather intimate and economical in terms of set design and extras, yet also impressive, interesting and dramatic. The main advantages of the The Bridge at Remagen are its decent depiction of the characters, a few twists and a solid narrative pace, which will suffice even without excessively monumental and pathetic crutches. The fact that the film was shot in the turbulent atmosphere of the post-August Czechoslovak Republic is just a spicy pepper on top of decently-flavored war goulash.
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"Enemy aircraft, sir." - "But who is the enemy?" A war extravaganza with an interesting story, with good guys and bad guys on both sides, and gripping battle scenes. This makes sense, since the Americans were given permission to blast houses in bombed-out Most for their own purposes. The sight of the destruction wreaked by the tanks is perfectly terrifying. George Segal in the lead role is just great (by the way, I've given every one of his films the highest possible rating so far, which is interesting) and his final walk, backed by Bernstein's music, is unforgettable. Robert Vaughn also plays the German major brilliantly... In short, it is a sensational film that rightfully belongs to that golden pool that includes The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Longest Day, A Bridge Too Far, Battle of the Bulge and many others.
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I admit that I watched the movie only after returning from Davle, where I saw the bridge at the supposed Remagen with my own eyes. It is undoubtedly filmed well, interestingly and has a lot of action for its time. Of course, American patriotism cannot be absent but what bothered me more is the fact that while filming the American producers were more concerned with finishing the movie than the fact that our country was, at the time, occupied.
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The actual capture of the only remaining bridge over the Rhine was infinitely simpler and more straightforward. The German soldiers simply fled. The Bridge at Remagen uses this event to unfold a powerful story about military honor, courage, and how the powerful sometimes reward it. For its time, it's a decent genre piece, interesting for its perspective from the opposing side. Overall impression: 80%.
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