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Der 10. Mai

0 %|Oct 18, 1957|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.

Featured Crew

Franz Schnyder
Director
Arnold Kübler
Writer
Hans-Heinrich Egger
Editor
Robert Blum
Music
William Michael Treichlinger
Writer
Lazar Wechsler
Producer
Franz Schnyder
Writer
Franz Schnyder
Producer

Cast

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Heinz Reincke
Werner Kramer
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Heinrich Gretler
Wachmeister Grimm
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Paulette Dubost
Madame Dubois
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Walter Roderer
Mundharmonika spielender Soldat
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Gustav Knuth
deutscher Konsul
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Margrit Rainer
Frau Schuhmacher
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Luis Rainer
Flüchtling