The Battle of the Bridge
- Episode aired Sep 17, 1959
- 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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When their old commander dies, four wartime comrades come together to fulfill his last wish.When their old commander dies, four wartime comrades come together to fulfill his last wish.When their old commander dies, four wartime comrades come together to fulfill his last wish.
Eddie Boyce
- Sentry
- (uncredited)
Vic Chapman
- Commando
- (uncredited)
Otto Friese
- German Soldier
- (uncredited)
Teri Scoble
- Child
- (uncredited)
John Timberlake
- German Soldier
- (uncredited)
Roy Vincente
- Commando
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is one of only two episodes in which all four of its stars appear. The other is {The Night of the Precious Stones (#1.9)}.
- GoofsIn this, the first episode of the series which is set partly during World War II, a Series One Land Rover is seen outside a building in wartime France. Designed in 1947, it was launched in 1948.
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A very decent first episode.
Four wartime comrades get together, and listen to a message from their deceased, former Commander, Cyril Bacon, who sets them a challenge.
So it does its job as an opening episode, it introduces the characters, and sets the scene, what I'm wondering now, is if they'll operate as a unit of four, or whether the stories will focus on individual members of The Quartet.
I thought it was an interesting story, and for such a short running time, just over twenty minutes long, there was quite a lot of substance to it.
Well staged, with some nice effects and great costumes, it looked remarkably good. I really thought those uniforms looked wonderfully realistic.
A very strong cast assembled here, I look forward to seeing each character develop, well acted too.
I'm impressed by what I see, looking forward to more.
7/10.
So it does its job as an opening episode, it introduces the characters, and sets the scene, what I'm wondering now, is if they'll operate as a unit of four, or whether the stories will focus on individual members of The Quartet.
I thought it was an interesting story, and for such a short running time, just over twenty minutes long, there was quite a lot of substance to it.
Well staged, with some nice effects and great costumes, it looked remarkably good. I really thought those uniforms looked wonderfully realistic.
A very strong cast assembled here, I look forward to seeing each character develop, well acted too.
I'm impressed by what I see, looking forward to more.
7/10.
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- Sleepin_Dragon
- Jan 8, 2023
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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