(Der 10. Mai)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Switzerland

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

91 minutes

Year:

1957

Directors:

Franz Schnyder

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Production companies:

Neue Film AG

Actors:

Werner Kramer

Ida Herz

Wachmeister Grimm

Madame Dubois

Mundharmonika spielender Soldat

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Director

Writer

Writer

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