A Bridge Too Far (1977)

06/15/1977 2h 55m

Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war!

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Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Dirk Bogarde

as Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning

Born 03/28/1921

Died 05/08/1999, age

James Caan

as SSgt. Eddie Dohun

Born 03/26/1940

Died 07/06/2022, age

Michael Caine

as Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur

Born 03/14/1933, age

Sean Connery

as Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart

Born 08/25/1930

Died 10/31/2020, age

Edward Fox

as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

Born 04/13/1937, age

Elliott Gould

as Col. Robert Stout

Born 08/29/1938, age

Anthony Hopkins

as Lt. Col. John D. Frost

Born 12/31/1937, age

Gene Hackman

as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski

Born 01/30/1930, age

Hardy Krüger

as Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig

Born 04/12/1928

Died 01/19/2022, age

Laurence Olivier

as Dr. Jan Spaander

Born 05/22/1907

Died 07/11/1989, age

Ryan O'Neal

as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Born 04/20/1941

Died 12/08/2023, age

Robert Redford

as Maj. Julian Cook

Born 08/18/1936, age

Maximilian Schell

as General der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich

Born 12/08/1930

Died 02/01/2014, age

Liv Ullmann

as Kate ter Horst

Born 12/16/1938, age

Jeremy Kemp

as R.A.F. Briefing Officer

Born 01/03/1935

Died 07/19/2019, age

Donald Pickering

as Lt. Col. Mackenzie

Born 11/15/1933

Died 12/19/2009, age

Stephen Moore

as Maj. Steele

Born 12/11/1937

Died 10/04/2019, age

Nicholas Campbell

as Capt. Glass

Born 03/24/1952, age

Alun Armstrong

as Cpl. Davies

Born 07/17/1946, age

Ben Cross

as Trooper Binns

Born 12/16/1947

Died 08/18/2020, age

Michael Graham Cox

as Capt. Cleminson

Born 01/08/1938

Died 04/30/1995, age

Denholm Elliott

as RAF meteorologist officer

Born 05/31/1922

Died 10/06/1992, age

Arthur Hill

as U.S. Medical Colonel

Born 08/01/1922

Died 10/22/2006, age

John Ratzenberger

as U.S. Lieutenant

Born 04/06/1947, age

George Innes

as Sgt. Macdonald

Born 03/08/1938, age

Simon Chandler

as Pvt. Simmonds

Born 01/01/1953, age

Richard Attenborough

as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)

Born 08/29/1923

Died 08/24/2014, age