The Bridge at Remagen

The Bridge at Remagen (1969)

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Corrected entry: When Hartman's men raid the farm, they are fired at by one (and I mean, one) Panzerfaust gunner. The shots come in a much too rapid succession for just one single gunner using a one-shot anti-tank weapon, even with a quick assistant.

Correction: Actually the Panzerfaust is a one-shot only weapon meaning that once it has been fired it can't be reloaded, unlike the Panzerschrek. This means that the gunner could, theoretically, fire more shots in a minute than a well-trained Panzerschrek team as he would merely pick another one up.

Corrected entry: When the Americans attack the Western side of the bridge, Major Krüger attempts to contact the officer in charge of this side's defenses, who is dead. Lt. Hartman picks up the receiver and answers him, 'He's dead, Major.' How could he know that Krüger was a Major when the latter didn't mention his rank when Hartman answered.

Correction: Lt Hartman (and the audience) hears The Major say, "Sgt Bekeridge, Sgt Bekeridge, this is Major Kruger" before Lt Hartman says " He's dead Major"

Revealing mistake: When the Remagen bridge is bombed, it is obvious that the bomber planes shown have been taken from several shots (possibly also from an earlier film) and the shots were superimposed. Also, the bombers appear transparent, and the background sky's color is unnaturally strong, too.

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Major Paul Kreuger: I understand the Russians are at the Elbe.
Gen. Von Brock: Yes.
Major Paul Kreuger: And here?
Gen. Von Brock: Worse. Utter confusion. Every day I get orders to attack with divisions that no longer exist. Hitler still thinks he's winning the war.
Major Paul Kreuger: The Army helped bring Hitler into power. Are you saying we made a mistake?

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Trivia: The filming in Czechoslovakia was interrupted due to life imitating art somewhat when in August 1968 the Soviets decided to invade. The evacuation of cast and crew was performed using a fleet of 20 taxis.

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