Der 10. Mai (1957)
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.
- Date of release
- 1957-10-18
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Franz Schnyder
Casting
- Heinz Reincke — Werner Kramer
- Therese Giehse — Ida Herz
- Heinrich Gretler — Wachmeister Grimm
- Paulette Dubost — Madame Dubois
- Walter Roderer — Mundharmonika spielender Soldat
- Emil Hegetschweiler — Tschurni
- Gustav Knuth — deutscher Konsul
- Margrit Rainer — Frau Schuhmacher
- Luis Rainer — Flüchtling
Interesting facts
Der 10. Mai is a 1957 Swiss drama film directed by Franz Schnyder. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.
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