Basic Info
Release: October 18, 1957
Runtime: 91 min
Status: Released
Der 10. Mai
1957
91 min
Overview
Der 10. Mai (The Tenth of May) was the date in 1940 that Hitler invaded the Low Countries: Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. Neutral Switzerland, which hadn't experienced a war since the 14th century, hurriedly fortified its borders with battalions of inexperienced soldiers. The panic, confusion and isolated acts of courage which occurred on that fateful day are re-created in this Swiss docudrama. The story is "personalized" by concentrating on a fugitive German soldier (Heinz Reincke) who falls in love with the Swiss girl (Linda Geiser) who shelters him. Produced on a bare-minimum budget, Der 10. Mai is impressive more for its sincerity and raw energy than for its actual cinematic merits.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- Switzerland
Spoken Languages
- German de
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Cast
Heinz Reincke
Werner Kramer
Therese Giehse
Ida Herz
Heinrich Gretler
Wachmeister Grimm
Paulette Dubost
Madame Dubois
Walter Roderer
Mundharmonika spielender Soldat
Emil Hegetschweiler
Tschurni
Gustav Knuth
deutscher Konsul
Margrit Rainer
Frau Schuhmacher
Luis Rainer
Flüchtling
Crew
Franz Schnyder
Director
Franz Schnyder
Writer
Lazar Wechsler
Producer
Robert Blum
Music
Franz Schnyder
Producer
Arnold Kübler
Writer
William Michael Treichlinger
Writer
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