
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
overview : A Bridge Too Far tells the story of Operation Market Garden, the failed attempt by the allies to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland and 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, the titular 'bridge too far') was doomed to failure.
Genres : Drama, History, War
Tags : netherlands, world war ii, bridge, army, based on a true story, mission, tank, soldier, 1940s, allies
CAST
Dirk BogardeLt. Gen. Frederick Browning
James CaanSgt. Eddie Dohun
Michael CaineLt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
Sean ConneryMaj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart
Edward FoxLt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
Elliott GouldCol. Robert Stout
Gene HackmanMaj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
Anthony HopkinsLt. Col. John D. Frost
Hardy KrügerGeneralmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig
Laurence OlivierDr. Jan Spaander
Ryan O'NealBrig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Robert RedfordMaj. Julian Cook
Maximilian SchellGeneral der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich
Liv UllmannKate ter Horst - "the Angel of Arnhem"
John JuddSergeant Clegg
Denholm ElliottRAF meteorologist officer