This article is about the Hollywood film. For the World War II battle, see Battle of Remagen. For the bridge itself, see Ludendorff Bridge. For the town, see Remagen.
The Bridge at Remagen
Theatrical poster
Directed by
John Guillermin
Written by
Roger O. Hirson
Screenplay by
William Roberts Richard Yates
Based on
The Bridge at Remagen (1957 book) by Kenneth William Hechler
Produced by
David L. Wolper
Starring
George Segal Robert Vaughn Ben Gazzara Bradford Dillman E. G. Marshall
Cinematography
Stanley Cortez
Edited by
William Cartwright
Music by
Elmer Bernstein
Production company
The Wolper Organization, Ltd.
Distributed by
United Artists
Release date
June 25, 1969 (1969-06-25)
Running time
117 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$5 million[1]
Box office
$1.6 million (US/ Canada rentals)[2]
The Bridge at Remagen is a 1969 DeLuxe Color war film in Panavision starring George Segal, Ben Gazzara, and Robert Vaughn. The film, which was directed by John Guillermin,[3] was shot in Czechoslovakia. It is based on the nonfiction book The Bridge at Remagen: The Amazing Story of March 7, 1945 by writer and U.S. Representative Ken Hechler.[4] The screenplay was adapted by Richard Yates and William Roberts.[3]
The film is a highly fictionalized version of actual events during the last months of World War II, when the U.S. 9th Armored Division approached Remagen and captured the intact Ludendorff Bridge. While the real battle ran for a week and involved several artillery duels between the U.S. troops and German defenders, the film focuses more specifically on the heroism and human cost in gaining the bridgehead across the Rhine before the Allies' final advance into Germany. The Remagen bridge was never rebuilt; the towers on each bank were converted into a museum and arts studios.
^"Wolper Recovers (At a Price) Indie Status: Plans Two Theatricals Yearly". Variety. January 15, 1969. p. 17.
^"Big Rental Films of 1969", Variety, January 7, 1970 p. 15
^ ab"The Bridge at Remagen". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved November 19, 2016.
^Hechler, Ken (1998). The Bridge at Remagen: The Amazing Story of March 7, 1945: The Day the Rhine River Was Crossed (2nd ed.). Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. ASIN B00DEV0U0M.
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