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A Bridge Too Far
“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.
Directed by Richard Attenborough
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Status
Released
Released
June 15, 1977
Runtime
2h 55m
Language
English, Dutch, Polish, German, Latin
Budget → Revenue
$22M → $50.8M
Top cast
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
Maximilian Schell
General der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich
Liv Ullmann
Kate ter Horst
Siem Vroom
Underground Leader
Marlies van Alcmaer
Underground Leader's Wife
Erik van 't Wout
Underground Leader's Son
Wolfgang Preiss
Field Marshal Karl R.G. Von Rundstedt
Hans von Borsody
Gen. Günther Blumentritt
Josephine Peeper
Cafe Waitress
