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Bernhard Wicki (28 October 1919 in St. Pölten, Austria - 5 January 2000 in Munich) was an actor and director, famous for his anti-war film Die Brücke (The Bridge), in which seven youths, blinded by the propaganda of the National Socialist German Workers Party, defend their home town's strategically unimportant bridge from approaching forces of the United States Army during World War II. He fought in the Army against France in WW2, and his experiences affected both him and his films. As of 2000 there is a Bernhard-Wicki-Filmpreiss which awards 15,000 euros to upcoming Austrian film makers.
[edit] Filmography
- 1956: Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben
- 1958: Warum sind sie gegen uns?
- 1959: Die Brücke (The Bridge)
- 1961: Das Wunder des Malachias
- 1962: The Longest Day (with others)
- 1964: Der Besuch (The Visit)
- 1965: Morituri
- 1967: Madeleine und der Legionär
- 1971: Das falsche Gewicht
- 1971: Karpfs Karriere
- 1977: Die Eroberung der Zitadelle
- 1984: Die Grünstein-Variante
- 1987: Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund
- 1989: Das Spinnennetz
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