An epic film that "re-creates in stunning detail one of the most disastrous battles of World War II" ('The Hollywood Reporter'), 'A Bridge Too Far' is a spectacular war picture. Painstakingly recreated on actual battlefield locations and boasting a remarkable cast that includes Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Sir Laurence Olivier and Robert Redford, 'A Bridge Too Far' accurately recaptures the monumental scope, excitement and danger behind one of the biggest military gambles in history. In September 1944, flush with success after the Normandy Invasion, the allies confidently launched Operation Market Garden, a wild scheme intended to put an early end to the fighting by invading Germany and smashing the Reich's war plants. But a combination of battlefield politics, faulty intelligence, bad luck and even worse weather led to disaster beyond the Allies' darkest fears.
Synopsis: WWII suspense/action film about Allied troop drop behind German lines. Though lengthy, somewhat plodding, it appeals to classic war movie buffs, who'll appreciate all-star cast, high production values, epic sweep.
Production Year:
1977
Released:
Tue, 10/27/1998
Run Time Minutes:
176
Genres:
War
Genres:
Action
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Resolution:
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
Dolby Surround
Actors:
Dirk Bogarde - Lieutenant General Browning
Actors:
James Caan - Staff Sergeant Dohun
Actors:
Michael Caine - Lieutenant Colonel J.O.E. Vandeleur
Actors:
Sean Connery - Major General Urquhart
Actors:
Edward Fox - Lieutenant General Horrocks
Actors:
Elliott Gould - Colonel Stout
Actors:
Gene Hackman - Major General Sosabowski
Actors:
Anthony Hopkins - Lieutenant Colonel Frost
Actors:
Hardy Kr?ger - Major General Ludwig
Actors:
Laurence Olivier - Doctor Spaander
Actors:
Ryan O'Neal - Brigadier General Gavin
Actors:
Robert Redford - Major Cook
Actors:
Maximilian Schell - Lieutenant General Bittrich
Actors:
Liv Ullmann - Kate Ter Horst
Actors:
Siem Vroom - Underground Leader
Actors:
Marlies van Alcmaer - Underground Leader's Wife
Actors:
Erik van 't Wout - Underground Leader's Son
Actors:
Wolfgang Preiss - Field Marshal Von Rundstedt
Actors:
Hans von Borsody - General Blumentritt
Actors:
Josephine Peeper - Cafe Waitress
Actors:
Paul Maxwell - Major General Maxwell Taylor
Actors:
Walter Kohut - Field Marshal Model
Actors:
Peter Faber - Captain Harry Bestebreurtje
Actors:
Hartmut Becker - German Sentry
Actors:
Frank Grimes - Major Fuller
Actors:
Jeremy Kemp - RAF Briefing Officer
Actors:
Donald Pickering - Lieutenant Colonel Mackenzie
Actors:
Donald Douglas - Brigadier Gerald Lathbury
Actors:
Peter Settelen - Lieutenant Cole
Actors:
Stephen Moore - Major Steele
Actors:
Michael Byrne - Lieutenant Colonel Giles Vandeleur
Actors:
Paul Copley - Private Wicks
Actors:
Nicholas Campbell - Captain Glass
Actors:
Gerald Sim - Colonel Sims
Actors:
Harry Ditson - US Private
Actors:
Erik Chitty - Organist
Actors:
Brian Hawksley - Vicar
Actors:
Colin Farrell - Corporal Hancock
Actors:
Christopher Good - Major Carlyle
Actors:
Norman Gregory - Private Morgan
Actors:
Alun Armstrong - Corporal Davies
Actors:
Anthony Milner - Private Dodds
Actors:
Barry McCarthy - Private Clark
Actors:
Lex van Delden - Sergeant Matthias
Actors:
Michael Wolf - Field Marshal Model's Aide
Actors:
Sean Mathias - Irish Guards Lieutenant
Actors:
Tim Beekman - German Private
Actors:
Edward Seckerson - British Padre
Actors:
Tom van Beek - Jan Ter Horst
Actors:
Bertus Botterman - Dutch Villager
Actors:
Henny Alma - Dutch Villager
Actors:
Ray Jewers - U.S. Radio Operator
Actors:
Geoffrey Hinsliff - British Wireless Operator
Actors:
Keith Drinkel - Lieutenant Cornish
Actors:
Mary Smithuysen - Old Dutch Lady
Actors:
Hans Croiset - Hans, Old Dutch Lady's Son
Actors:
Fred Williams - Captain Grabner
Actors:
John Peel - German Lieutenant
Actors:
John Judd - Sergeant Clegg
Actors:
Ben Cross - Trooper Binns
Actors:
Hilary Minster - British Medical Officer
Actors:
David English - Private Andrews
Actors:
Ben Howard - Sergeant Towns
Actors:
Michael Graham Cox - Captain Cleminson
Actors:
Johan te Slaa - Dutch Man, Elderly Couple
Actors:
Georgette Reyevski - Dutch Woman, Elderly Couple
Actors:
Pieter Groenier - Dutch Man, Young Couple
Actors:
Adrienne Kleiweg - Dutch Woman, Young Couple
Actors:
Denholm Elliott - R.A.F. Met. Officer
Actors:
Peter Gordon - U.S. Sergeant
Actors:
Arthur Hill - U.S. Medical Colonel
Actors:
Garrick Hagon - Lieutenant Rafferty
Actors:
Brian Gwaspari - U.S. Engineer
Actors:
Stephen Rayment - Grenadier Guards Lieutenant
Actors:
Tim Morand - British Corporal
Actors:
James Wardroper - Private Gibbs
Actors:
Neil Kennedy - Colonel Barker
Actors:
John Salthouse - Private 'Ginger' Marsh
Actors:
Jonathan Hackett - Glider Pilot
Actors:
Stanley Lebor - Regimental Sergeant Major
Actors:
Jack Galloway - Private Vincent
Actors:
Milton Cadman - Private Long
Actors:
David Auker - 'Taffy' Brace
Actors:
Richard Kane - Colonel Weaver
Actors:
Toby Salaman - Private Stephenson
Actors:
Michael Bangerter - British Staff Colonel
Actors:
Philip Raymond - Grenadier Guards Colonel
Actors:
Myles Reithermann - Boat Truck Driver
Actors:
Anthony Pullen Shaw - U.S. Captain
Actors:
John Morton - U.S. Padre
Actors:
John Ratzenberger - U.S. Lieutenant
Actors:
Patrick Ryecart - German Lieutenant
Actors:
Dick Rienstra - Captain Krafft
Actors:
Ian Liston - Sergeant Whitney
Actors:
Paul Rattee - Private Gordon
Actors:
Mark Sheridan - Sergeant Tomblin
Actors:
George Innes - Sergeant Macdonald
Actors:
John Stride - Grenadier Guards Major
Actors:
Niall Padden - British Medical Orderly
Actors:
Michael Graves - British Medical Orderly
Actors:
Simon Chandler - Private Simmonds
Actors:
Edward Kalinski - Private Archer
Actors:
Shaun Curry - Corporal Robbins
Actors:
Sebastian Abineri - Sergeant Treadwell
Actors:
Chris Williams - Corporal Merrick
Actors:
Andrew Branch - Flute Player
Actors:
Anthony Garner - British Staff Major
Actors:
Feliks Arons - Dutch Priest
Actors:
Stuart Blake - Soldier
Actors:
Ray Boyd - Soldier
Actors:
Stephen Churchett - Soldier
Actors:
Jon Croft - Soldier
Actors:
Patrick Dickson - Soldier
Actors:
Adrian Gibbs - Soldier
Actors:
Jason Gregory - Soldier
Actors:
Stewart Guidotti - Soldier
Actors:
Patrick Hannaway - Soldier
Actors:
Brian Haughton - Soldier
Actors:
Anthony Howden - Soldier
Actors:
Frank Jarvis - Soldier
Actors:
David Killick - Soldier
Actors:
Dan Long - Soldier
Actors:
Gerald Martin - Soldier
Actors:
Edward McDermott - Soldier
Actors:
Tony McHale - Soldier
Actors:
Jack McKenzie - Soldier
Actors:
Francis Mughan - Soldier
Actors:
Richard Ommaney - Soldier
Actors:
Peter Quince - Soldier
Actors:
Robin Scobey - Soldier
Actors:
Farrell Sheridan - Soldier
Actors:
James Snell - Soldier
Actors:
Michael Stock - Soldier
Actors:
David Stockton - Soldier
Actors:
Paul Vaughan-Teague - Soldier
Actors:
Jason White - Soldier
Actors:
Mark York - Soldier
Actors:
Richard Attenborough - Lunatic Wearing Glasses
Actors:
Omar N. Bradley - Himself (archive)
Actors:
Winston Churchill - Himself (archive)
Actors:
Dwight D. Eisenhower - Himself (archive)
Actors:
Charles de Gaulle - Himself (archive)
Actors:
Adolf Hitler - Himself (archive)
Actors:
Alfred Jodl - Himself (archive)
Actors:
Trafford Leigh-Mallory - Himself (archive)
Actors:
Bernard L. Montgomery - Himself (archive)
Actors:
George S. Patton - Himself (archive)
Actors:
Bertram Ramsay - Himself (archive)
Actors:
Erwin Rommel - Himself (archive)
Actors:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Himself (archive)
Actors:
Walter Bedell Smith - Himself (archive)
Actors:
Arthur Tedder - Himself (archive)