Under the Bridges

Under the Bridges (German: Unter den Brücken) is a 1946 German drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Hannelore Schroth, Carl Raddatz and Gustav Knuth. The film was shot in Berlin during the summer of 1944, but was not released until after the defeat of Nazi Germany. It premiered in Locarno in September 1946, and wasn't released in Germany until 1950 when it was picked up for distribution by Gloria Film.[1]

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Under the Bridges
Film poster
Directed by	Helmut Käutner
Written by	Leo de Laforgue Helmut Käutner Walter Ulbrich
Produced by	Walter Ulbrich
Starring	Hannelore Schroth Carl Raddatz Gustav Knuth Margarete Haagen
Cinematography	Igor Oberberg
Edited by	Wolfgang Wehrum
Music by	Bernhard Eichhorn
Production companies	UFA Terra Film
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release date	1 September 1946
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The film uses poetic realism to portray the everyday lives and romances of two Havel boatmen.[2] In 1995, a survey among more than 300 film experts voted Unter den Brücken at No. 18 of the 100 most important German films.[3]