A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- Starring:
- Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Attenborough
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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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., All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 176 mins
Complete Cast:
- 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
- John Judd - Sergeant Clegg
- Paul Copley - Private Wicks
- Ben Howard - Sergeant Towns
- Garick Hagon - Lieutenant Rafferty
- Jack Galloway - Private Vincent
- Denholm Elliott - Met Officer
- Milton Cadman - Private Long
- Niall Padden - British Medical Officer
- Michael Wolf - Field Marshall Model's Aide
- Paul Maxwell - Major General Maxwell Taylor
- John Hackett - Glider Pilot
- Donald Douglas - Brigadier Lathbury
- Jon Croft - Soldier
- Anthony Milner - Private Dodds
- Edward McDermott - Soldier
- Chris Williams - Corporal Merrick
- John Salthouse - Private 'Ginger' Marsh
- Hilary Minster - British Medical Officer
- Sean Mathias - Irish Guards Lieutenant
- Shaun Curry - Corporal Robbins
- 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
- Neil Kennedy - Colonel Barker
- Ray Jewers - US Radio Operator
- Stephen Churchett - Soldier
- Peter Gordon - US Sergeant
- 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
- Erik Chitty - Organist
- George Innes - Sergeant Macdonald
- Brian Hawksley - Vicar
- Frank Grimes - Major Fuller
- David English - Private Andrews
- Ben Cross - Trooper Binns
- Patrick Dickson - Soldier
- David Stockton - Soldier
- Jason White - Soldier
- Richard Kane - Colonel Weaver
- Colin Farrell - Corporal Hancock
- Jack McKenzie - Soldier
- David Auker - 'Taffy' Brace
- John Morton - US Padre
- James Snell - Soldier
- Peter Settelen - Lt. Cole
- Toby Salaman - Private Stephenson
- Barry McCarthy - Privare Clark
- Stanley Lebor - Regimental Sergeant Major
- Michael Graham Cox - Captain Cleminson
- 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
- Jeremy Kemp - RAF Meteorological Officer
- Frank Jarvis - Soldier
- Simon Chandler - Private Simmonds
- Hardy Kurger
- Hartmut Becker - German Sentry
- Director(s):
- Richard Attenborough
- Writer(s):
- William Goldman
- Producer(s):
- Joseph E. Levine, Richard P. Levine
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Mild Violence)
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- 1977 - A Bridge Too Far - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Soundtrack
- 1977 - A Bridge Too Far - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Soundtrack
- 1977 - A Bridge Too Far - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Soundtrack
- 1977 - A Bridge Too Far - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Soundtrack
- 1977 - A Bridge Too Far - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Supporting Actor
- 1977 - A Bridge Too Far - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Soundtrack
- 1977 - A Bridge Too Far - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Cinematography
- 1977 - A Bridge Too Far - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Anthony Asquith Award
