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A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic war film directed by Richard Attenborough. It depicts Operation Market Garden , a failed Allied operation in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II ; the film's screenplay , by William Goldman , is based on a book of the same title by historian Cornelius Ryan . [5]
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May 22, 2024 · A Bridge Too Far is a classic war film that was released in 1977. Directed by Richard Attenborough, the movie depicts the failed Allied attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands during World War II. Based on Cornelius Ryan’s best-selling book of the same name, A Bridge Too Far features an ensemble cast of ...
It is near the end of World War II. The Germans have lost most of France, and the Allied forces decide to give them the final hit. They plan to drop thousands of paratroopers in the Netherlands and keep a few key positions there, until reenforcements arrive. The most important spot is the bridge of Arnhem.
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A Bridge Too Far: Directed by Richard Attenborough. With Siem Vroom, Marlies van Alcmaer, Erik van 't Wout, Wolfgang Preiss. Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.
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5 days ago · A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic war film that provides an historic telling of the failed attempt to capture several bridges to Germany in World War II in a campaign called Operation Market-Garden. The film has achieved classic status as it covered the entire operation, from all sides, British, American, German, Polish and Dutch.
Sep 21, 2021 · A Bridge Too Far. The war movie ‘A Bridge Too Far’’ was one of the hits of 1977. It was a much-anticipated extravaganza that was well received by the public, if not all the critics. The movie tells the story of Operation Market Garden. This was an attempt by the allies to seize several key bridges over the Rhine in the Netherlands in 1944.
Richard Attenborough. Director. Cornelius Ryan. Novel. William Goldman. Screenplay. Written by GenerationofSwine on January 12, 2023. 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.
