Der 10. Mai

Der 10. Mai

91 mins | Drama | July 16, 1958

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.

Der 10. Mai

91 mins | Drama | July 16, 1958

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.
Producers Neue Film AG
Original title Der 10. Mai
Directors Franz Schnyder
Writers William Michael Treichlinger, Arnold Kübler, Franz Schnyder

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