A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war!

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.

Date of release
1977-06-15
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (985)
Runtime
2h 55m
Genres
Drama, History, War
Director
Richard Attenborough

Casting

  • Dirk Bogarde — Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
  • James Caan — SSgt. Eddie Dohun
  • Michael Caine — Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
  • Sean Connery — Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart
  • Edward Fox — Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
  • Robert Redford — Maj. Julian Cook
  • Elliott Gould — Col. Robert Stout
  • Anthony Hopkins — Lt. Col. John D. Frost
  • Gene Hackman — Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
  • Hardy Krüger — Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig
  • Laurence Olivier — Dr. Jan Spaander
  • Ryan O'Neal — Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

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