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Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war! - A Bridge Too Far
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Title: A Bridge Too Far

Release Date: 15 Jun 1977

Runtime: 2h 55m

Genre: Drama, History, War

Director: United Artists, Joseph E. Levine Productions

Production Companies: United Artists, Joseph E. Levine Productions

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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Average Vote: 7.2 (823 votes)

Cast

  • Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning: Dirk Bogarde
  • SSgt. Eddie Dohun: James Caan
  • Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur: Michael Caine
  • Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart: Sean Connery
  • Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks: Edward Fox
  • Col. Robert Stout: Elliott Gould
  • Lt. Col. John D. Frost: Anthony Hopkins
  • Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski: Gene Hackman
  • Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig: Hardy Krüger
  • Dr. Jan Spaander: Laurence Olivier
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