Die Brücke (film)
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Die Brücke is a West-German
anti-war novel
written by Gregor Dorfmeister
, under the pseudonym of Manfred Gregor, and published in 1958 by Heyne Bücher.
The book is an autobiographical account of forced youth service in the Volkssturm
(people's army) late in Second World War. The protagonist left a no-win situation
while six of his schoolmates stayed and were killed. The writer/protagonist suffered guilt and wrote the story.
Two German-language film versions
of the novel were made, one in 1959 by Austrian director Bernhard Wicki and one in 2008, a television film by Wolfgang Panzer.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
anti-war novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
written by Gregor Dorfmeister
Gregor Dorfmeister
Gregor Dorfmeister is a German journalist and writer. Under the pseudonym Manfred Gregor Dorfmeister published three novels...
, under the pseudonym of Manfred Gregor, and published in 1958 by Heyne Bücher.
The book is an autobiographical account of forced youth service in the Volkssturm
Volkssturm
The Volkssturm was a German national militia of the last months of World War II. It was founded on Adolf Hitler's orders on October 18, 1944 and conscripted males between the ages of 16 to 60 years who were not already serving in some military unit as part of a German Home Guard.-Origins and...
(people's army) late in Second World War. The protagonist left a no-win situation
No-win situation
A no-win situation, also called a "lose-lose" situation, is one where a person has choices, but no choice leads to a net gain. For example, if an executioner offers the condemned the choice of dying by being hanged, shot, or poisoned, since all choices lead to death, the condemned is in a no-win...
while six of his schoolmates stayed and were killed. The writer/protagonist suffered guilt and wrote the story.
Two German-language film versions
Die Brücke (film)
Die Brücke is a West-German anti-war novel written by Gregor Dorfmeister, under the pseudonym of Manfred Gregor, and published in 1958 by Heyne Bücher....
of the novel were made, one in 1959 by Austrian director Bernhard Wicki and one in 2008, a television film by Wolfgang Panzer.