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.
| Title | Der 10. Mai |
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| Year | 1957 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Studio | Neue Film AG |
| Cast | Heinz Reincke, Therese Giehse, Heinrich Gretler, Paulette Dubost, Walter Roderer, Emil Hegetschweiler |
| Crew | Franz Schnyder (Director), Konstantin Irmen-Tschet (Director of Photography), Franz Schnyder (Writer), Hans-Heinrich Egger (Editor), Lazar Wechsler (Producer), Robert Blum (Music) |
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| Release | Oct 18, 1957 |
| Runtime | 91 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 0.00 / 10 by 0 users |
| Popularity | 2 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | Deutsch |
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