Der 10. Mai

Der 10. Mai (1957)

Drama

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.

Director: Franz Schnyder

Casts

	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

Crew