Der 10. Mai

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.

Main Cast

Heinz Reincke

Werner Kramer

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

Therese Giehse

Ida Herz

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Heinrich Gretler

Wachmeister Grimm

Age : 79 | Popularity : 10%

Paulette Dubost

Madame Dubois

Age : 100 | Popularity : 8%

Walter Roderer

Mundharmonika spielender Soldat

Age : 91 | Popularity : 3%

Emil Hegetschweiler

Tschurni

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Gustav Knuth

deutscher Konsul

Age : 85 | Popularity : 15%

Margrit Rainer

Frau Schuhmacher

Age : 68 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Production	Producer	Lazar Wechsler Franz Schnyder
Directing	Director	Franz Schnyder
Writing	Writer	Franz Schnyder Arnold Kübler William Michael Treichlinger
Sound	Music	Robert Blum
Editing	Editor	Hans-Heinrich Egger
Department	Role	Name

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