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A Bridge Too Far( 1977)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Dirk Bogarde

      Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning

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      James Caan

      SSgt. Eddie Dohun

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      Michael Caine

      Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur

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      Sean Connery

      Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart

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      Edward Fox

      Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

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      Elliott Gould

      Col. Robert Stout

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      Anthony Hopkins

      Lt. Col. John D. Frost

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      Gene Hackman

      Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski

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      Hardy Krüger

      Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig

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      Laurence Olivier

      Dr. Jan Spaander

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      Ryan O'Neal

      Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

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      Robert Redford

      Maj. Julian Cook

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      Maximilian Schell

      General der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich

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      Liv Ullmann

      Kate ter Horst

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      Siem Vroom

      Underground Leader

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      Marlies van Alcmaer

      Underground Leader's Wife

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      Erik van 't Wout

      Underground Leader's Son

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      Wolfgang Preiss

      Field Marshal Karl R.G. Von Rundstedt

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      Hans von Borsody

      Gen. Günther Blumentritt

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      Josephine Peeper

      Cafe Waitress

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      Paul Maxwell

      Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor

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      Walter Kohut

      Field Marshal Walter Model

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      Peter Faber

      Capt. 'Harry' Bestebreurtje

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      Hartmut Becker

      German Sentry

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      Frank Grimes

      Maj. Fuller

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      Jeremy Kemp

      R.A.F. Briefing Officer

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      Donald Pickering

      Lt. Col. Mackenzie

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      Donald Douglas

      Brigadier Gerald Lathbury

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      Peter Settelen

      Lt. Cole

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      Stephen Moore

      Maj. Steele

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      Michael Byrne

      Lt. Col. Giles A.M. Vandeleur

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      Paul Copley

      Pvt. Wicks

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      Nicholas Campbell

      Capt. Glass

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      Gerald Sim

      Col. Sims

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      Harry Ditson

      US Private

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      Erik Chitty

      Church Organist

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      Brian Hawksley

      Vicar

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      Colin Farrell

      Cpl. Hancock

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      Christopher Good

      Maj. Carlyle

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      Norman Gregory

      Pvt. Morgan

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      Alun Armstrong

      Cpl. Davies

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      Anthony Milner

      Pvt. Dodds

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      Barry McCarthy

      Pvt. Clark

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      Lex van Delden

      Sgt. Matthias

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      Michael Wolf

      Field Marshal Model's Aide

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      Sean Mathias

      Irish Guards Lieutenant

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      Tim Beekman

      German Private

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      Edward Seckerson

      British Padre

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      Tom van Beek

      Jan Ter Horst

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      Bertus Botterman

      Dutch Villager

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      Henny Alma

      Dutch Villager

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      Ray Jewers

      US Radio Operator

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      Geoffrey Hinsliff

      British Radio Operator

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      Keith Drinkel

      Lt. Cornish

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      Mary Smithuysen

      Old Dutch Lady

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      Hans Croiset

      Hans - Old Dutch Lady's Son

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      Fred Williams

      Capt. Grabner

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      John Peel

      German Lieutenant

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      John Judd

      Sergeant Clegg

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      Ben Cross

      Trooper Binns

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      Hilary Minster

      British Medical Officer

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      David English

      Pvt. Andrews

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      Ben Howard

      Sergeant Towns

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      Michael Graham Cox

      Capt. Cleminson

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      Johan te Slaa

      Old Dutch Couple

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      Georgette Reyevski

      Old Dutch Couple

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      Pieter Groenier

      Young Dutch Couple

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      Adrienne Kleiweg

      Young Dutch Couple

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      Denholm Elliott

      RAF meteorologist officer

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      Peter Gordon

      US Sergeant

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      Arthur Hill

      U.S. Medical Colonel

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      Garrick Hagon

      Lt. Rafferty

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      Brian Gwaspari

      US Engineer

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      Stephen Rayment

      Grenadier Guards Lieutenant

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      Timothy Morand

      British Corporal

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      James Wardroper

      Pvt. Gibbs

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      Neil Kennedy

      Col. Barker

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      John Salthouse

      Pvt. 'Ginger' Marsh

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      Jonathan Hackett

      Glider Pilot

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      Stanley Lebor

      Regimental Sergeant Major

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      Jack Galloway

      Pvt. Vincent

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      Milton Cadman

      Pvt. Long

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      David Auker

      'Taffy' Brace

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      Richard Kane

      Col. Weaver

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      Toby Salaman

      Pvt. Stephenson

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      Michael Bangerter

      British Staff Colonel

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      Philip Raymond

      Grenadier Guards Colonel

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      Myles Reithermann

      Boat Truck Driver

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      Anthony Pullen Shaw

      US Captain

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      John Morton

      US Padre

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      John Ratzenberger

      U.S. Lieutenant

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      Patrick Ryecart

      German Lieutenant

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      Dick Rienstra

      Capt. Krafft

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      Ian Liston

      Sgt. Whitney

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      Paul Rattee

      Pvt. Gordon

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      Mark Sheridan

      Sgt. Tomblin

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      George Innes

      Sgt. Macdonald

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      John Stride

      Grenadier Guards Major

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      Niall Padden

      British Medical Orderly

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      Michael Graves

      British Medical Orderly

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      Simon Chandler

      Pvt. Simmonds

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      Edward Kalinski

      Pvt. Archer

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      Shaun Curry

      Cpl. Robbins

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      Sebastian Abineri

      Sgt. Treadwell

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      Chris Williams

      Cpl. Merrick

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      Andrew Branch

      Flute Player

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      Anthony Garner

      British Staff Major

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      Feliks Arons

      Dutch Priest

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      Stephen Churchett

      British Soldier

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      Stuart Blake

      Soldier

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      Roy Boyd

      Soldier

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      Jon Croft

      Soldier

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      Patrick Dickson

      Soldier

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      Adrian Gibbs

      Soldier

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      Jason Gregory

      Soldier

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      Stewart Guidotti

      Soldier

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      Patrick Hannaway

      Soldier

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      Brian Haughton

      Soldier

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      Anthony Howden

      Soldier

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      Frank Jarvis

      Col. Frost's Aide

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      David Killick

      Soldier

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      Dan Long

      Soldier

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      Gerald Martin

      Soldier

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      Edward McDermott

      Soldier

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      Tony McHale

      Soldier

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      Jack McKenzie

      Soldier

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      Francis Mughan

      Soldier

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      Richard Ommanney

      Soldier

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      Peter Quince

      Soldier

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      Robin Scobey

      Soldier

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      Farrell Sheridan

      Soldier

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      James Snell

      Soldier

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      Michael Stock

      Soldier

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      David Stockton

      Soldier

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      Paul Vaughan-Teague

      Soldier

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      Jason White

      Soldier

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      Mark York

      Soldier

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      Richard Attenborough

      Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)

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      Robin Blair-Crawford

      American Sergeant (uncredited)

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      John Careless

      British Paratrooper (uncredited)

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      Bob de Lange

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Jan de Vrij

      Underground Leader's Father (uncredited)

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      Joop Doderer

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Dick Engelbracht

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Gerard Franken

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Jacques Luijer

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Anthony Robb

      German Officer (uncredited)

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      Wil Sibbelee

      Underground Leader's Brother (uncredited)

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      Hans Van Den Berg

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Pim Vosmaer

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Robert Wisepart

      Soldier (uncredited)

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by GenerationofSwine

    10
    Written by GenerationofSwine on Thu Jan 12 2023
    How do spoilers work with historical movies? Can we reasonably assume that everyone already knows how Market Garden turned out, or are we doing the Millennial thing where we are assuming people don't know where Arnhem is, let alone Antwerp, let alone Holland, let alone who participated in WWII? The Nazis were part of that one right? Anyway, this movie has everyone in it, just about everyone that was anyone in 1977 and, from all appearances all of Hollywood was tied up in the making of this film right down to A-list actors in minor roles. So you kind of know that the acting is there and...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    22000000.00

    Revenue

    50750000.00

    Keywords

    • mission
    • army
    • allies
    • world war ii
    • netherlands
    • bridge
    • tank
    • based on true story
    • operation market garden
    • soldier
    • arnhem
    • military operation
    • 1940s
    • historical battle