A Bridge Too Far
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1977 • 175 min • Drama · History · War
Synopsis
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 failure.
Our family guide
Best from age 14- 100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 72 Audience · 956 · 47%
Based on a true WWII event, this film depicts the ambitious and ultimately tragic Operation Market Garden. Allied forces attempt to seize critical bridges in the Netherlands, hoping to end the war swiftly. Despite immense bravery, unforeseen German resistance and logistical failures lead to devastating losses.
- Violence & peril
- 7/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 6/10
Heads up
- Frequent depictions of war violence and battlefield injuries
- Some characters are shown smoking and drinking
- The film portrays a significant historical defeat
What it models well
- Courage and sacrifice
- Historical understanding
- Teamwork and perseverance
Talk about it after
- The true cost of war, beyond victory or defeat
- The importance of good planning and intelligence
- Different perspectives of soldiers on both sides of a conflict
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Top billed cast
Director: Richard Attenborough • Crew: William Goldman
Dirk Bogarde
Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
James Caan
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Michael Caine
Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
Sean Connery
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart
Edward Fox
Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
Robert Redford
Maj. Julian Cook
Elliott Gould
Col. Robert Stout
Anthony Hopkins
Lt. Col. John D. Frost
Gene Hackman
Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
Hardy Krüger
Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig
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Reviewer notes
Recommended**_Star-studded cinematic account of Operation Market Garden_** In September, 1944, the Allies unleash an ambitious operation to secure key bridges in the Netherlands, which would facilitate a quick advance into Germany and have the boys home by Christmas. Unfortunately, the Germans’ defensive capabilities and willpower are stronger than expected.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersUsually when you read the term "stellar" applied to a cast, it's more for marketing purposes to convince us that the cast is better than we might want to think - well not so, here.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersHow do spoilers work with historical movies? Can we reasonably assume that everyone already knows how Market Garden turned out, or are we doing the Millennial thing where we are assuming people don't know where Arnhem is, let alone Antwerp, let alone Holland, let alone who participated in WWII? The Nazis were part of that one right?…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.2/10 (956)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $22,000,000
- Box office
- $50,750,000
- IMDb
- tt0075784
