Der 10. Mai (1957)
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.
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Stars:
- Franz Schnyder
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- Franz Schnyder
- Arnold Kübler
- William Michael Treichlinger
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Release Date: 1957-10-18
- Country: CH
- Language: Deutsch
- Runtime: 91
Werner Kramer
Wachmeister Grimm
Madame Dubois
Mundharmonika spielender Soldat
Tschurni
deutscher Konsul
Frau Schuhmacher
Ida Herz