A Bridge Too Far
1977 · TMDB 7.2
Directed by Richard Attenborough
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.
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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 p...
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- Runtime
- 175 min
- Released
- 1977-06-15
- Studio
- United Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.2
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Richard Attenborough
Director
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William Goldman
Writer
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Dirk Bogarde
Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
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James Caan
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
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Michael Caine
Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
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Sean Connery
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart
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Edward Fox
Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
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Robert Redford
Maj. Julian Cook
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Elliott Gould
Col. Robert Stout
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Anthony Hopkins
Lt. Col. John D. Frost