Der 10. Mai (1957)
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.
Release Date: 1957-10-18
Runtime: 91 minutes
Director: Franz Schnyder
Top 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
- Gustav Knuth as deutscher Konsul
- Margrit Rainer as Frau Schuhmacher
- Luis Rainer as Flüchtling
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