Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war!
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.
A Bridge Too Far (1977) is a drama, history and war film directed by Richard Attenborough, released on June 15, 1977 with a runtime of 2h 55m. It stars Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine and Sean Connery. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 970 ratings.
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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
Elliott Gould
as Col. Robert Stout
Anthony Hopkins
as Lt. Col. John D. Frost
Gene Hackman
as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
Hardy Krüger
as Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig
Laurence Olivier
as Dr. Jan Spaander
Ryan O'Neal
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Directed by Richard Attenborough, written by Cornelius Ryan and William Goldman, produced by Joseph E. Levine and Richard P. Levine.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 970 ratings.
How do spoilers work with historical movies? Can we reasonably assume that everyone already knows how Market Garden turned out, or are we doing the Millennial thing where we are assuming people don't know where Arnhem is, let alone Antwerp, let alone Holland, let alone who participated in WWII? The Nazis were part of that one right? Anyway, this movie has everyone in it, just about everyone that was anyone in 1977…
Reviewed on January 12, 2023
Usually when you read the term "stellar" applied to a cast, it's more for marketing purposes to convince us that the cast is better than we might want to think - well not so, here. Connery, Caine, O'Neal, Olivier, Bogarde, Hackman, Hopkins, Caan, Schell & Liv Ullmann all chip into this true telling of "Operation Market Garden" - a co-ordinated attempt by the allies to use almost anything that will fly to parachute…
Reviewed on June 4, 2023
**_Star-studded cinematic account of Operation Market Garden_** In September, 1944, the Allies unleash an ambitious operation to secure key bridges in the Netherlands, which would facilitate a quick advance into Germany and have the boys home by Christmas. Unfortunately, the Germans’ defensive capabilities and willpower are stronger than expected. “A Bridge Too Far” (1977) covers the largest airborne operation in…
Reviewed on April 22, 2025
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The main cast of A Bridge Too Far (1977) includes Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery and Edward Fox. The film was directed by Richard Attenborough. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
A Bridge Too Far was released on June 15, 1977 and runs for 2h 55m.
A Bridge Too Far (1977) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 970 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, history and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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