Drama · Switzerland · 1957 · 1h 31m

Der 10. Mai

Director

Cast

Heinz Reincke as Werner Kramer Therese Giehse as Ida Herz Heinrich Gretler as Wachmeister Grimm Paulette Dubost as Madame Dubois Walter Roderer as Mundharmonika spielender Soldat Emil Hegetschweiler as Tschurni

Crew

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

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

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

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