"Die letzte Brücke" or "The Last Bridge" is an Austrian German-language movie from 1954, the year Germany became football world champion. But that's just a side information to depict how long it's been since this was made, namely over 60 years. It is unsurprisingly still in black-and-white and was directed by Helmut Käutner, also one of the writers credited with this film. And just like so many other films from that time, it deals with the events from Nazi Germany and World War II. This one here was actually made when these events weren't a thing of the past yet for 10 years even. But sadly, this proximity in terms of time is not enough to make it a good watch. The film runs for approximately 100 minutes and stars Maria Schell as the main character. Her male co-lead Bernhard Wicki is also known to German cinephiles today. Käutner, Schell and Wicki received lots of awards recognition at the Cannes Film Festival and the German Film Awards. But I cannot share the praise. Inmy opinion, it is a very forgettable outcome and I cannot see why people loved it so much back in the day. Maybe it just hasn't aged too well. Overall, I cannot see any redeemable factors that make a difference compared to other German-language films from that time that revolved around the same subject. I do not recommend the watch.
Review of The Last Bridge
