A Bridge Too Far

About A Bridge Too Far

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 failur…

A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 history war film directed by Richard Attenborough. Dirk Bogarde takes the lead as Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning, James Caan as SSgt. Eddie Dohun, Michael Caine as Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur, and Sean Connery as Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart.

At 175 minutes long, it arrived in June 1977. Written by William Goldman. The film began as real events.

Shelv files it under soldier, army, mission, and bridge. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 983 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.

Dunkirk, The Longest Day, and Midway make useful companions to A Bridge Too Far, all filed under 1940s and allies.