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9.0 1h 31m

Der 10. Mai

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.

Top Cast

  • Heinz Reincke

    Heinz Reincke

    Werner Kramer

  • Therese Giehse

    Therese Giehse

    Ida Herz

  • Heinrich Gretler

    Heinrich Gretler

    Wachmeister Grimm

  • Paulette Dubost

    Paulette Dubost

    Madame Dubois

  • Walter Roderer

    Walter Roderer

    Mundharmonika spielender Soldat

  • Emil Hegetschweiler

    Emil Hegetschweiler

    Tschurni

  • Gustav Knuth

    Gustav Knuth

    deutscher Konsul

  • Margrit Rainer

    Margrit Rainer

    Frau Schuhmacher

  • Luis Rainer

    Luis Rainer

    Flüchtling

Overview

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.

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