“The Bridge at Remagen” / 「レマゲン鉄橋」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T109

This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed for the 1970 first Japanese release of The Bridge at Remagen / 「レマゲン鉄橋」, directed by John Guillermin and starring George Segal, Robert Vaughn, and Ben Gazzara.

Originally released in America in 1969, the film opened in Japanese cinemas on 21 March 1970, distributed by United Artists.

The Japanese poster combines imposing bridge architecture, military aircraft, locomotives, tanks, and character portraits in a dramatic composition centred on the struggle for a vital crossing over the Rhine.

Film background

Set during the closing months of the Second World War, the film presents a fictionalised account of the fighting around the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen.

For the advancing Americans, capturing the bridge intact offers a crucial route across the Rhine and into Germany. For the retreating German forces, it remains an essential escape route, creating a conflict between the need to preserve the crossing and orders to destroy it.

George Segal plays Lieutenant Phil Hartman, an exhausted American officer whose men are pushed towards another dangerous objective. Ben Gazzara appears as Sergeant Angelo, while Robert Vaughn plays Major Paul Krueger, the German commander confronting increasingly desperate circumstances.

The story moves between the opposing forces, combining large-scale combat with the pressures placed on individual soldiers and officers as the war approaches its end.

The film was directed by John Guillermin and produced by David L. Wolper.

The principal cast includes:

George Segal
Robert Vaughn
Ben Gazzara
Bradford Dillman
E. G. Marshall
Peter van Eyck

The cinematography is by Stanley Cortez, with music by Elmer Bernstein.

Poster design

This striking Japanese poster makes the bridge itself the dominant architectural feature.

Massive dark steel girders stretch across the upper half, forming a framework through which a bright blue sky and three military aircraft are visible. Their diagonal movement contrasts with the rigid geometry of the bridge.

At the upper left, a steam locomotive emerges through smoke, bringing the railway crossing directly into the foreground. Small groups of soldiers occupy the bridge beneath it, establishing the scale of the structure.

The central montage brings together the film’s opposing military perspectives. American soldiers in helmets and field uniforms surround a prominent portrait of Robert Vaughn’s German officer, wearing a peaked cap and reflective sunglasses.

Weapons, anxious expressions, and overlapping clouds of smoke connect the portraits to the surrounding action.

At the lower right, tanks advance alongside running infantry. On the left, a crowded battlefield vignette introduces further figures and movement.

A second view of the bridge stretches across the lower composition, with a locomotive and carriages following the railway line towards the far bank. Explosions and columns of water rise beside the bridge, reinforcing the danger surrounding the crossing.

The green promotional headline reads:

「ラインに残る最後の橋をめざして 5万の独軍とアメリカ第27装甲大隊が迫る!!」

Translated:

“Fifty thousand German troops and the American 27th Armoured Battalion converge on the last bridge remaining over the Rhine!!”

The yellow line beneath reads:

「凄烈な物語の展開が映画史上最大の興奮をよぶ！」

Translated:

“A fiercely unfolding story delivers the greatest excitement in cinema history!”

The enormous Japanese title:

「レマゲン鉄橋」

“The Bridge at Remagen”

anchors the bottom in vivid red lettering. Its heavy, angular forms complement the steelwork above, while the original English title appears immediately overhead.

The cast and production credits occupy the upper-right section beside the United Artists branding. A smaller line above the Japanese title advertises the film’s Panavision and DeLuxe Color presentation.

The result is a densely composed piece of Japanese war-film advertising, balancing recognisable stars with the machinery, geography, and physical scale of the battle.

Condition

Excellent+ condition. A highly attractive example, especially given its age, with strong colour, clear photographic detail, and excellent overall display impact.

Reference: T109.

Please review the photographs carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale.

This is an original Japanese theatrical poster from the film’s 1970 first-release campaign.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

It is now over 56 years old.

Certificate of Authenticity included.