Der 10. Mai

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Der 10. Mai (1957)

Directed by Franz Schnyder

Drama · 1h 31m

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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Cast

Heinz Reincke Werner Kramer Therese Giehse Ida Herz Heinrich Gretler Wachmeister Grimm Paulette Dubost Madame Dubois
W
Walter Roderer Mundharmonika spielender Soldat Emil Hegetschweiler Tschurni Gustav Knuth deutscher Konsul Margrit Rainer Frau Schuhmacher
L
Luis Rainer Flüchtling

Crew

Director
Franz Schnyder
Writer
Franz Schnyder, Arnold Kübler, William Michael Treichlinger
Director of Photography
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Editor
Hans-Heinrich Egger
Producer
Franz Schnyder, Lazar Wechsler

Details

Release date
1957-10-18
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Switzerland
Production
Neue Film AG