Movie
A Bridge Too Far
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1977-06-15
- Runtime
- 175 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United Artists, Joseph E. Levine Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dirk Bogarde as Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
- James Caan as SSgt. Eddie Dohun
- Michael Caine as Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
- Sean Connery as Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart
- Edward Fox as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
- Robert Redford as Maj. Julian Cook
- Elliott Gould as Col. Robert Stout
- Anthony Hopkins as Lt. Col. John D. Frost
- Gene Hackman as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
- Hardy Krüger as Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig
- Laurence Olivier as Dr. Jan Spaander
- Ryan O'Neal as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Crew
- Richard Attenborough - Director
- William Goldman - Screenplay
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