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15/06/1977 Drama, History, War 2h 55m
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Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war!

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.

  1. Richard Attenborough

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Dirk Bogarde

    Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning

  2. James Caan

    SSgt. Eddie Dohun

  3. Michael Caine

    Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur

  4. Sean Connery

    Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart

  5. Edward Fox

    Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

  6. Robert Redford

    Maj. Julian Cook

  7. Elliott Gould

    Col. Robert Stout

  8. Anthony Hopkins

    Lt. Col. John D. Frost

  9. Gene Hackman

    Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2025-04-22
**_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 history up to that point with a great cast and several memorable sequences involving actors like Anthony Hopkins, James Caan, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Sean Connery an...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$22,000,000.00

Revenue
$50,750,000.00

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