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Starring: Dirk Bogarde,  James Caan,  Michael Caine,  Sean Connery,  Denholm Elliott, 
Directed By:
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Release Date: 1977-06-15
Studio: United Artists
Format: Anamorphic,  Closed-captioned,  Color,  Dolby,  DVD-Video,  Widescreen,  NTSC, 

Editorial Reviews and DVD Information about A Bridge Too Far

Product Description
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 Reichs war plants. But a combination of battlefield politics faulty intelligence bad luck and even worse weather led to the disaster beyond the Allies darkest fear.Starring: Sean Connery Michael Caine James Caan Gene Hackman Anthony Hopkins Laurence Olivier Ryan ONeal Robert RedfordDirector: Richard Attenboroughrunning time of 176 minutes; Closed Captioned. Copyright: 1977 MGM System Requirements:Theatrical Trailer Interactive Menus Included Trivia Booklet Video Format: Widescreen (no AR specified) Enhanced for 16x9 TVs Subtitles: English French Track Info: English: Dolby Digital Surround French: Dolby Digital Mono Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG UPC: 027616675729

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This massive 1977 adaptation by director Richard Attenborough (Gandhi) of Cornelius Ryan's novel features an all-star cast in an epic rendering of a daring but ultimately disastrous raid behind enemy lines in Holland during the Second World War. A lengthy and exhaustive look at the mechanics of warfare and the price and futility of war, the film is almost too large for its aims but manages to be both picaresque and affecting, particularly in the performance of James Caan. The impressive cast includes Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Dirk Bogarde, Sean Connery, and Liv Ullmann among others. While not a classic war film, it nevertheless manages to be a consistently interesting and exciting adventure. --Robert Lane

Customer Reviews for A Bridge Too Far

Operation Market Garden
The title says it all. This is a story about the invasion of the netherlands that was supposed to bring a quik end to Nazi resistance in the ETO. For the most part it is historically accurate, and has an all star cast. The special effects were supprisingly well done considering the time it was filmed (1977). The Airborne scenes were top notch.A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far and Lessons Too Close
I am no movie critic. The criteria I use to judge a movie is Do I like it? The response for this movie is YES. If you want descriptions of camera angles or photographic woners/failures then don't waste your time on this review.

Let me explain why this is a good movie and why I give it only four stars. Pros: Hollywood doesn't intrude too much, in fact hardly at all. Thankfully John Wayne is not here defeating the Germans single-handed. This work, like the book, is fair in its characterizations of the forces involved and their humanity. It certainly showed the character flaws of some of our great men. Generals who are so involved in stealing glory from each other that a half-baked plan with poor preparation is put into effect so Montgomery can get to Berlin before Patton. One thing hard to believe today is that a war thirsty leader would disregard intelligence because it doesn't fit his plan for making a battle. Of course nothing like that would happen now, but it did then. I found the long movie very interesting and even humorous at one point. An officer asks his aide if his golf clubs are packed for the invasion. Being assured that this is certainly done, the officer inquires after his dinner jacket. Who needs to worry if the radios work when you have the necessary social amenities. The con: I had trouble keeping track always where we were and who was fighting. Maybe the length of the movie was too much for my attention deficit resulting from commercial television. Anyway this is a small fault.

This movie is one of my favorite anti-war movies. It proves that war is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury and blood, and accomplishing nothing.
A Bridge Too Far

Excellent.
I watched this movie after watching Gallipoli last night. Both pictures involve the stupidity of politics in fighting a war and not necessarily good military strategy and planning (think Iraq). What seems to be missing here and was stated at the beginning of the field was the distrust between Patton and Montgomery. Ike gave in to this operation not because he wanted it (he didn't) but because he was pressured from the higher echelon to placate Montgomery. This was all Montgomery's botched idea (although no one seems to have questioned it and if they did they could only obey it). In Gallipoli, after the massacre at Suvla Bay, Churchill quit the government. It was a massive failure and a great massacre. So, we haven't progressed one inch since these disasters.A Bridge Too Far

A Classic WWII Movie
While sections of the Band of Brothers do a better job of showing a small part of Operation Market Garden, no film does a better job of showing the entire picture. With an all star cast, this is a great movie.A Bridge Too Far

Good Classic Movie
The title says it all. Acting was good and good battle sceens. I would recommand this for any WW 2 movie collection.A Bridge Too Far

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