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Jun 15, 1977 · 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.
A combined British and American paratrooper force, led by American general Gavin and British general Urquhart (Sean Connery), plans to take a highway leading from the Netherlands...
A Bridge Too Far. 1977 · 2 hr 57 min. PG. Drama · War. In the midst of WWII, the Allies devise an ill-fated mission to push through German lines in the Netherlands, but a key bridge stands in the way. Subtitles: English.
Scene. We find grizzled veterans and scared kids, cynical doctors with an undercurrent of heroism and stupid behind-the-lines generals, and, yes, even a scene in which the battle-scarred wounded spontaneously begin to sing “Abide With Me.” This is such old stuff!
Faulty intelligence, Allied high command hubris, and stubborn German resistance would ensure that Arnhem was a bridge too far. — grantss. 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.
Bridge Too Far, A (1977) -- (Movie Clip) Better By Daylight American General Gavin (Ryan O'Neal) seeks out Major Cook (Robert Redford, beginning his vignette) for a dangerous mission, as plans begin to go awry in A Bridge Too Far, 1977.
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.
