Der 10. Mai (1958)

Drama

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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Runtime: 91 mins Rating: 0.0

Cast

Heinrich Gretler

Wachmeister Grimm

Gustav Knuth

deutscher Konsul

Paulette Dubost

Madame Dubois

Emil Hegetschweiler

Tschurni

Heinz Reincke

Werner Kramer

Therese Giehse

Ida Herz

Luis Rainer

Flüchtling

Margrit Rainer

Frau Schuhmacher

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Crew

Konstantin Irmen-Tschet

Director of Photography

Lazar Wechsler

Producer

Franz Schnyder

Director

Franz Schnyder

Writer

Franz Schnyder

Producer

Robert Blum

Music

Hans-Heinrich Egger

Editor

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Der 10. Mai (1958)

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