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A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic war film directed by Richard Attenborough. Depicting Operation Market Garden , a failed Allied operation in Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II , and based on a book of the same name by historian Cornelius Ryan , the film was directed by Richard Attenborough and with a screenplay by William Goldman . [5]
- $50.7 million
- June 15, 1977
- $25 million
- John Addison
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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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 ...
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.
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Action, Adventure, Drama. It's late 1944, and the Allied armies are confident they'll win the World War II and be home in time for Christmas. What's needed, says British general Bernard Law ...
Disaster ensues. Based on a book by historian Cornelius Ryan, A Bridge Too Far is reminiscent of another movie based on a Ryan book, The Longest Day. Like that movie, it is loaded with more than 15 international stars, including Sir Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford, Hardy Krueger, Gene Hackman, Maximilian Schell, and Liv Ullman.
