{"product_id":"the-bridge-at-remagen-レマゲン鉄橋-original-japanese-movie-poster-1970-b2-size-51-73-cm-t109","title":"“The Bridge at Remagen” \/ 「レマゲン鉄橋」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T109","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e printed for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1970 first Japanese release of The Bridge at Remagen \/ 「レマゲン鉄橋」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Guillermin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Segal, Robert Vaughn, and Ben Gazzara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released in America in 1969, the film opened in Japanese cinemas on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e21 March 1970\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, distributed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnited Artists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet during the closing months of the Second World War, the film presents a fictionalised account of the fighting around the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLudendorff Bridge at Remagen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Segal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e plays Lieutenant Phil Hartman, an exhausted American officer whose men are pushed towards another dangerous objective. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBen Gazzara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears as Sergeant Angelo, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Vaughn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e plays Major Paul Krueger, the German commander confronting increasingly desperate circumstances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film was directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Guillermin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid L. Wolper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe principal cast includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Segal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Vaughn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBen Gazzara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBradford Dillman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eE. G. Marshall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter van Eyck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cinematography is by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanley Cortez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with music by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElmer Bernstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis striking Japanese poster makes the bridge itself the dominant architectural feature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMassive dark steel girders stretch across the upper half, forming a framework through which a bright blue sky and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethree military aircraft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are visible. Their diagonal movement contrasts with the rigid geometry of the bridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the upper left, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esteam locomotive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe central montage brings together the film’s opposing military perspectives. American soldiers in helmets and field uniforms surround a prominent portrait of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Vaughn’s German officer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, wearing a peaked cap and reflective sunglasses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeapons, anxious expressions, and overlapping clouds of smoke connect the portraits to the surrounding action.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the lower right, tanks advance alongside running infantry. On the left, a crowded battlefield vignette introduces further figures and movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA second view of the bridge stretches across the lower composition, with a locomotive and carriages following the railway line towards the far bank. 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Its heavy, angular forms complement the steelwork above, while the original English title appears immediately overhead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cast and production credits occupy the upper-right section beside the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnited Artists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e branding. 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