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Cham and the film The Bridge

Exhibition at Museum SPUR Cham

21.06.2024 - 06.01.2025 ,
Museum SPUR (Art Museum SPUR)

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Today only open by appointment
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Schützenstraße 7
93413 Cham
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In the SPUR Museum, the former poorhouse, the well-known anti-war film The Bridge by director Bernhard Wicki from 1959 is the subject of a small exhibition. The listed building of the poorhouse was at the centre of the action at the time and can be seen several times in the film. For this reason, a room on the ground floor of the museum is dedicated to this special chapter in Cham's history.
Numerous photographs document the work of director Bernhard Wicki and his team. Many a scene that cannot be seen in the final version of the film has at least been preserved in the snapshots taken by photographers.
The two dioramas on display are a real eye-catcher. Udo Uecker created a model depicting the area between the beer gate and the old Florian Geyer Bridge during filming. The second model is by Swen Richert and shows the final scene of the film on a scale of 1:48.

Last edited on 30.07.2024

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Black and white photograph of the bridge and the poorhouse of the city of Cham 1959, today Museum SPUR Cham) at the river Regen (opens enlarged image)
Location of the film The Bridge by Bernhard Wicki in 1959: the bridge and the poorhouse of the town of Cham (now the SPUR Cham Museum) on the River Regen © Stadtarchiv Cham, Helmtrud Schmitt. Photo: Stadtarchiv Cham, Helmtrud Schmitt

Associated museum

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Museum SPUR (Art Museum SPUR)

In one of the oldest buildings in the city, the late Gothic poorhouse, the museum shows paintings, sculptures and works on paper by the SPUR group (1957-1965) in the style of abstract expressionism...

Location: Cham