A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Name: A Bridge Too Far
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1977
Duration: 175 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox

2h 55m United Kingdom, United States of America

Drama History War

Plot

"A Bridge Too Far" chronicles Operation Market Garden, an ambitious yet unsuccessful Allied mission during the final phases of World War II aimed at swiftly ending the conflict. The plan involved capturing three key bridges in the Netherlands to facilitate a crossing over the Rhine into Germany. However, a mix of inadequate intelligence and the formidable presence of two elite German panzer divisions led to the inevitable failure of the operation, particularly at the crucial bridge in Arnhem, sealing the fate of this strategic endeavor.

Cast

Dirk Bogarde James Caan Michael Caine Sean Connery Edward Fox Robert Redford Elliott Gould Anthony Hopkins Gene Hackman Hardy Krüger Laurence Olivier Ryan O'Neal Maximilian Schell Liv Ullmann Siem Vroom