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A Bridge Too Far
a.k.a. A Bridge Too Far Director: Richard Attenborough Cast: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery

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  • DVD Release Date: 10/25/2005
  • Original Release: 1977
  • Rating: Rated PG

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Features

Disc 1: Audio commentary with screenwriter William Goldman and key crew members; feature-length trivia track.
Disc 2: "A Bridge Too Far:" Heroes from the Sky documentary; "A Distant Battle: Memories of Operation Market Garden" featurette; "Richard Attenborough: A Filmmaker Remembers" featurette; behind-the-scenes photo gallery.

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Disc #1 -- A Bridge Too Far
1. Start [5:36]
2. The Sound of German Panic [5:19]
3. A Question of Bridges [6:52]
4. A Problematic Plan [10:07]
5. Speed Is Vital [8:55]
6. Off to Holland [6:29]
7. Goals and Gallows Humor [4:00]
8. The Initial Drop [6:59]
9. Shot on All Sides [9:03]
10. There, But No One Knows [4:07]
11. Series of Delays [5:01]
12. "Fool's Courage" [7:36]
13. Gerry on the Way [6:02]
14. Urquhart's Surrounded [6:38]
15. A Guarantee Seen Through [9:48]
16. New Bridge...36 Hours Late [:39]
17. No Good News [4:59]
18. Risking All for Supplies [4:21]
19. New Hospital, New Trouble [4:03]
20. Nightmare by Daylight [5:44]
21. "Hail Mary" [4:14]
22. Unstoppable? [8:57]
23. One Question Answered [3:51]
24. Hope for the Boys [9:25]
25. Aborted Assistance [4:32]
26. A Brief Ceasefire [3:53]
27. "The War Game" [2:56]
28. Operation Over [5:41]

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Editorial Reviews

It's late 1944 in A Bridge Too Far, and the Allied armies are confident they'll win the World War II and be home in time for Christmas. What's needed, says British general Bernard Law Montgomery, is a knockout punch, a bold strike through Holland, where German troops are spread thin, that will put the Allies into Germany. Paratroops led by British major general Robert Urquhart (Sean Connery) and American brigadier general James Gavin (Ryan O'Neal) will seize a thin road and five bridges through Holland into Germany, with paratroops led by Lieutenant Col. John Frost (Sir Anthony Hopkins) holding the most critical bridge at a small town called Arnhem. Over this road shall pass combined forces led by British Lieutenant Gen. Brian Horrocks (Edward Fox) and British Lieutenant Col. Joe Vandeleur (Michael Caine). The plan requires precise timing, so much so that one planner tells Lieutenant Gen. Frederick Browning (Dirk Bogarde), "Sir, I think we may be going a bridge too far." The plan also has one critical flaw: Instead of a smattering of German soldiers, the area around Arnhem is loaded with crack SS troops. Disaster ensues. Based on a book by historian Cornelius Ryan, A Bridge Too Far is reminiscent of another movie based on a Ryan book, The Longest Day. Like that movie, it is loaded with more than 15 international stars, including Sir Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford, Hardy Krueger, Gene Hackman, Maximilian Schell, and Liv Ullman. ~ Nick Sambides, Jr., All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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Lots of Famous Names, Little Qualityby Anonymous

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March 18, 2009: I originally purchased this movie thinking it would have some memorable performances, especially since there are many famous actors in their youth. Unfortunately, this story of a very badly managed campaign in WWII is just as poorly told on the screen. Gene Hackman is supposed to be a polish commander, and when you hear the accent he's trying to speak you're wondering what country he's really trying to be from! Robert Redford's part is minimal, as are most of the parts of some young but now famous actors.

As far as war movies go, it's not too bad; I've seen worse. I think one problem is that the campaign, in reality, was so badly managed that it literally shows on the screen. I have some WWII books and this campaign is not mentioned in a one.

If you're not into WWII, don't buy this movie. It was marginally interesting for this person who loves WWII movies, books, etc. The acting is sub-par and you could do better watching "All Quiet On the Western Front" or other war movies that actually have depth.

This review was written about the DVD edition.

best war movie everby Anonymous

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October 28, 2005: A bridge too far is a great anti-war masterpiece with the Operation market garden disaster fueling its message. It's a long, depressing epic that clearly states that war sucks period and is relevant today with the mess going on in Iraq. Phenomenal cast, solid direction, effective storytelling, get this movie now.


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