De brug

De brug
Directed byJoris Ivens
CinematographyJoris Ivens
Edited byJoris Ivens
Release date
  • 1928 (1928)
Running time
15 minutes[1]
CountryNetherlands

De brug (The bridge) is a 1928 Dutch documentary silent short film directed by Joris Ivens. This silent film explores the then-newly constructed Koningshaven Bridge in Rotterdam, an elevator railway bridge. The film looks at its structure, mechanisms, complex actions, and the steam-powered trains and ships crossing it.

  1. ^ Archive.org version: 15:30. Film festival version is reported as 11 minutes.