Film

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Name: A Bridge Too Far
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1977

Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war!
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Drama, History, War· Directed by Richard Attenborough· 175 min

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.

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Mothers would lose their sons, wives, their husbands, girls their lovers, children their fathers and thousands of gallant young men would perish fighting against impossible odds, for a mission that would change the meaning of the word courage for all time... and for a bridge. A lousy bridge.
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Top billing

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

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