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A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war!

Release:1977
Runtime:2h 55m
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Richard Attenborough
Language:English

Genre

DramaHistoryWar
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Keywords

MissionArmyAlliesWorld War IiNetherlandsBridgeTankBased On True Story
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A Bridge Too Far rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.4/10· 67K votes
Rotten Tomatoes61%
Metacritic63%
TMDb7.2/10· 934 votes

With 61% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 63/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About A Bridge Too Far

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 failure.

Cast of A Bridge Too Far

  • Dirk Bogarde

    Dirk Bogarde

    as Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning

  • James Caan

    James Caan

    as SSgt. Eddie Dohun

  • Michael Caine

    Michael Caine

    as Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur

  • Sean Connery

    Sean Connery

    as Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart

  • Edward Fox

    Edward Fox

    as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

  • Robert Redford

    Robert Redford

    as Maj. Julian Cook

  • Elliott Gould

    Elliott Gould

    as Col. Robert Stout

  • Anthony Hopkins

    Anthony Hopkins

    as Lt. Col. John D. Frost

  • Gene Hackman

    Gene Hackman

    as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski

  • Hardy Krüger

    Hardy Krüger

    as Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig

  • Laurence Olivier

    Laurence Olivier

    as Dr. Jan Spaander

  • Ryan O'Neal

    Ryan O'Neal

    as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

A Bridge Too Far facts

Budget
$22M
Box office
$50.8M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •WWII historical epic depicts Allied military strategy with grandeur
  • •Arnhem bridge storyline creates compelling wartime drama tension
  • •Attenborough directs ensemble cast with meticulous period authenticity

What the audience disliked

  • •Sprawling narrative becomes unfocused across multiple plot threads
  • •Long runtime tests viewer patience despite historical significance

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