Drama ·History ·War · United Kingdom · 1977 · 2h 55m

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far poster
Director
Richard Attenborough
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
Crew
Geoffrey Unsworth — Director of Photography Antony Gibbs — Editor John Addison — Original Music Composer William Goldman — Screenplay Cornelius Ryan — Novel Joseph E. Levine — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer A Bridge Too Far — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
missionarmyalliesworld war iinetherlandsbridgetankbased on true storyoperation market gardensoldierarnhemmilitary operation
Key Collaborators
Richard Attenborough Director Geoffrey Unsworth Director of Photography Antony Gibbs Editor John Addison Original Music Composer William Goldman Screenplay Cornelius Ryan Novel Joseph E. Levine Producer Richard P. Levine Producer Terence Marsh Production Design Anthony Mendleson Costume Design
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