A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- Starring:
- Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Attenborough
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of A Bridge Too Far
It's late 1944, and the Allied armies are confident they'll win the World War II and be home in time for Christmas. What's needed, says British general Bernard Law Montgomery, is a knockout punch, a bold strike through Holland, where German troops are spread thin, that will put the Allies into Germany. Paratroops led by British major general Robert Urquhart (Sean Connery) and American brigadier general James Gavin (Ryan O'Neal) will seize a thin road and five bridges through Holland into Germany, with paratroops led by Lieutenant Col. John Frost (Sir Anthony Hopkins) holding the most critical bridge at a small town called Arnhem. Over this road shall pass combined forces led by British Lieutenant Gen. Brian Horrocks (Edward Fox) and British Lieutenant Col. Joe Vandeleur (Michael Caine). The plan requires precise timing, so much so that one planner tells Lieutenant Gen. Frederick Browning (Dirk Bogarde), "Sir, I think we may be going a bridge too far." The plan also has one critical flaw: Instead of a smattering of German soldiers, the area around Arnhem is loaded with crack SS troops. Disaster ensues. Based on a book by historian Cornelius Ryan, A Bridge Too Far is reminiscent of another movie based on a Ryan book, The Longest Day. Like that movie, it is loaded with more than 15 international stars, including Sir Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford, Hardy Krueger, Gene Hackman, Maximilian Schell, and Liv Ullman. ~ Nick Sambides, Jr., Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 176 mins
Complete Cast of A Bridge Too Far
- Dirk Bogarde - Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
- Michael Caine - Lt. Col. Joe Vandeleur
- Edward Fox - Lt. Gen. Brian Horrocks
- Gene Hackman - Maj. Gen. Stanislaw Sosabowski
- Hardy Kruger - Gen. Ludwig
- Ryan O'Neal - Brig. Gen. James Gavin
- Maximilian Schell - Lt. Gen. Wilhelm Bittrich
- Arthur Hill - Tough Colonel
- Siem Vroom - Underground Leader
- Nicholas Campbell - Capt. Glass
- Keith Drinkel - Lt. Cornish
- Hardy Kurger
- John Judd - Sergeant Clegg
- Stephen Churchett - Soldier
- Jack Galloway - Private Vincent
- Jeremy Kemp - RAF Meteorological Officer
- Frank Jarvis - Soldier
- Ben Howard - Sergeant Towns
- Garick Hagon - Lieutenant Rafferty
- Sean Mathias - Irish Guards Lieutenant
- Shaun Curry - Corporal Robbins
- Milton Cadman - Private Long
- Niall Padden - British Medical Officer
- Michael Wolf - Field Marshall Model's Aide
- Peter Settelen - Lt. Cole
- Donald Douglas - Brigadier Lathbury
- Jon Croft - Soldier
- Anthony Milner - Private Dodds
- Edward McDermott - Soldier
- John Salthouse - Private 'Ginger' Marsh
- Hilary Minster - British Medical Officer
- Jason White - Soldier
- Richard Kane - Colonel Weaver
- Harry Ditson - US Private
- Hans von Borsody - General Blumentritt
- John Stride - Grenadier Guards Major
- Patrick Ryecart - German Lieutenant
- Donald Pickering - Lieutenant Colonel Mackenzie
- Ian Liston - Sergeant Witney
- David English - Private Andrews
- Paul Copley - Private Wicks
- Alun Armstrong - Corporal Davies
- Michael Byrne - Lieutenant Colonel Giles Vandeleur
- James Caan - Sgt. Eddie Dohun
- Sean Connery - Maj. Gen. Robert Urquhart
- Elliott Gould - Col. Bobby Stout
- Anthony Hopkins - Lt. Col. John Frost
- Laurence Olivier - Dr. Spaander
- Robert Redford - Maj. Julian Cook
- Liv Ullmann - Kate Ter Horst
- Wolfgang Preiss - Field Marshal von Rundstedt
- Mary Smithuysen - Old Dutch Woman
- Christopher Good - Maj. Carlyle
- Peter Faber - Capt. Harry Bestebreurtje
- Peter Gordon - US Sergeant
- Simon Chandler - Private Simmonds
- Ben Cross - Trooper Binns
- Neil Kennedy - Colonel Barker
- Ray Jewers - US Radio Operator
- George Innes - Sergeant Macdonald
- Brian Hawksley - Vicar
- Frank Grimes - Major Fuller
- Stanley Lebor - Regimental Sergeant Major
- Michael Graham Cox - Captain Cleminson
- Patrick Dickson - Soldier
- David Stockton - Soldier
- Chris Williams - Corporal Merrick
- Colin Farrell - Corporal Hancock
- Jack McKenzie - Soldier
- David Auker - 'Taffy' Brace
- John Morton - US Padre
- James Snell - Soldier
- Toby Salaman - Private Stephenson
- Barry McCarthy - Privare Clark
- Paul Maxwell - Major General Maxwell Taylor
- John Hackett - Glider Pilot
- Fred Williams - Captain Grabner
- Lex Van Delden - Sergeant Matthias
- Gerald Sim - Colonel Sims
- John Ratzenberger - US Lieutenant
- Stephen Moore - Major Steele
- Walter Kohut - Field Marshall Model
- Denholm Elliott - Met Officer
- Erik Chitty - Organist
- Hartmut Becker - German Sentry
- Director(s):
- Richard Attenborough
- Writer(s):
- William Goldman
- Producer(s):
- Joseph E. Levine, Richard P. Levine
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Mild Violence)
- Categories:
- War
- 1977 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Soundtrack
- 1977 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Supporting Actor
- 1977 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Soundtrack
- 1977 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Soundtrack
- 1977 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Anthony Asquith Award
- 1977 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Soundtrack
- 1977 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Soundtrack
- 1977 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Cinematography
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