In January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river Neretva.
Yul Brynner
as Vlado
Franco Nero
as Capitani Michele Rossi
Curd Jürgens
as General Lohring
Hardy Krüger
as Oberst Krenzer
Sylva Koscina
as Danica
Orson Welles
as Četnik
Anthony Dawson
as General Morelli
Сергей Бондарчук
as Martin
Velimir Živojinović
as Stole
Milena Dravić
as Nada
Ljubiša Samardžić
as Novak
Boris Dvornik
as Stipe
