A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

  • Director: Richard Attenborough
  • Writer: Cornelius Ryan,William Goldman
  • Countries of origin: United States, United Kingdom
  • Language: English, German, Dutch, Polish, Latin
  • Release date: June 15, 1977
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Die Brücke von Arnheim
  • "A Bridge Too Far" is a war film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring actors such as Thomas Sean Connery , Maurice Joseph Micklewhite , Eugene Allen Hackman , Anthony Hopkins, Jimmy Caan , Robert Redford , etc., in June 1977 Released in the United States on the 15th.
    The film is based on the codename " Operation Market Garden " in World War II . It describes the story of the defeat of the Allied forces in a large-scale airborne operation to the Netherlands at the end of the European War in 1944. Unexpectedly, they encountered strong resistance from the Germans and caused the operation to be defeated. . 

    Details

    • Release date June 15, 1977
    • Filming locations Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
    • Production companies Joseph E. Levine Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $27,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $50,750,000

    Gross worldwide

    $50,750,000

    Movie reviews

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    • By Ruby 2022-08-04 20:26:04

      A Bridge Too Far: This Battle Case is Worth Pondering

      This is a battle case that is worth pondering for future generations.

      "Market-Garden". It is planned to adopt the airborne "leapfrog" tactic, with a total of 35,000 people from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions of the US Army, the 1st Airborne Division of the British Army, and the Polish Parachute Brigade, in turn in Eindhoven, Nijmegen, and the 63-mile battle depth. Arnhem was airborne in three places, seized the bridge on the Rhine River, and escorted the...

    • By Ferne 2022-03-24 09:02:12

      The Allies were wrong too

      War has never had mercy. This film can boldly describe the failure of the Allied forces, which is director Richard Edin Paul's understanding of war. The war between the two sides is only about military deployment, and he also has some plots that the Germans can also negotiate to let the wounded be evacuated first, but he does not express that the Germans stink so much. Some movies are meant to express the importance of people (the wounded), and to say that the allied forces on the side of...

    • By Shana 2022-03-24 09:02:12

      only spit

      After watching it, there is only spit: this movie is too embarrassing to call it a classic. The plot is really no less than the domestic anti-Japanese war drama. The resourceful Marshal Model is actually depicted as a second-best fighter in it. Needless to say, the British army, the well-known scumbag of the 5th battle (see the Southeast Asian battlefield for details), rushed and killed like chicken blood in it. It's not like that gentleman who pretends to be a gentleman. Can Nima be more...

    • By Dee 2022-03-23 09:02:11

      Movie Review: A Distant Bridge

      A relatively rare World War II film depicting the defeat of the Allies. One of the biggest problems of this type of films depicting war in a holistic manner is that it is difficult to grasp the proportion of scenes between the big battlefield and the small individuals, resulting in fragmentation. The same is true of this film, so there are a lot of movie stars, but the performance does not leave any impression. It is impossible to see such films with large investment, difficult performances,...

    • By Kay 2022-03-22 09:02:02

      soldier, victim of politics

      Operation "Market-Garden" was essentially the result of a rivalry between Montgomery and Patton. Both wanted to be the first to invade Germany and make their own exploits. Compared to Patton, Montgomery does not seem to have such a big bearing - perhaps this is also the characteristic of an English gentleman. However, the operation was poorly planned, as Montgomery underestimated the German defenses in the Netherlands and the ability to mobilize reserves, resulting in a disastrous defeat. Large...

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    • By Vincenzo 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      The epic World War II blockbuster is too long to take a closer look to...

    • By Camron 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Parachutes are born to be surrounded, but are not supposed to die for commands of...

    • By Daphney 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      A lot of stars is not necessarily a good...

    • By Ward 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Airborne troops are not everything. ....

    • By Michele 2022-04-24 07:01:14

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    Behind the scenes gags

    Thomas Sean Connery went on strike for a while because he found out that Robert Redford played a role smaller than him but took more money.  .
    Steve McQueen and Audrey Hepburn were also on the original cast list. However, the price of the former was too high, and the latter wanted to be the protagonist of the entire film.  .
    After the film was released, the surviving General Browning sued the director and screenwriter William...
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    Evaluation action

    "A Bridge Too Far" is a classic war movie. It has excellent photography and large-scale war scenes. It uses wide screen and stereo. The war scenes produced are spectacular, with a clear three-dimensional effect and excellent shadow levels. Works from the 1970s, but the pictures are still eye-opening. Many details of the war scene in the guns are clearly visible, exuding a magnificent war spirit . John Addison’s film music style for "A...
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    Movie quotes

    • Field Marshall Walther Model: Why do all my generals want to destroy my bridges?

    • [Before jumping out of a plane]

      Maj. General Stanislaw Sosabowski: God bless Field Marshal Montgomery.

    • Brig. General James Gavin: So that's it. We're pulling them out. It was Nijmegen.

      Lt. Colonel J.O.E. Vandeleur: It was the single road getting to Nijmegen.

      Lt. General Horrocks: No, it was after Nijmegen.

      Lt. General Frederick "Boy" Browning: And the fog, in England.

      Maj. General Stanislaw Sosabowski: Doesn't matter what it was. When one man says to another, "I know what let's do today, let's play the war game."... everybody dies.