In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine.
Practical Effects
They built and actually blew up a full-scale bridge. No CGI, just chaos.
Acting
Segal and Vaughn playing exhausted men who've forgotten why they're fighting.
Director
John Guillermin
George Segal
Lt. Phil Hartman
Robert Vaughn
Maj. Paul Krueger
Ben Gazzara
Sgt. Angelo
Bradford Dillman
Maj. Barnes
E.G. Marshall
Brig. Gen. Shinner
Peter van Eyck
Gen. Von Brock
Hans Christian Blech
Capt. Carl Schmidt
Heinz Reincke
Holzgang
Joachim Hansen
Capt. Otto Baumann
Sonja Ziemann
Greta Holzgang
Anna Gaël
French Girl
Vít Olmer
Lt. Zimring
Bo Hopkins
Cpl. Grebs
Robert Logan
Pvt. Bissell
Matt Clark
Cpl. Jellicoe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Ludendorff Bridge collapsed ten days after capture, killing 28 American engineers trying to repair it. The movie filmed in Czechoslovakia with actual T-34 tanks standing in for German armor.
Released during Vietnam escalation, this flopped as audiences rejected grim war stories—ironically making it feel more honest than the rah-rah films of the era.
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