A Bridge Too Far
“Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war!”
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.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
151 people
Dirk Bogarde
Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
Known for
Death in Venice
The Night Porter
James Caan
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Known for
The Godfather
Misery
Michael Caine
Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
Known for
Interstellar
Batman Begins
Sean Connery
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Rock
Edward Fox
Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
Known for
Taboo
Gandhi
Robert Redford
Maj. Julian Cook
Known for
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Spy Game
Elliott Gould
Col. Robert Stout
Known for
American History X
Ocean's Eleven
Anthony Hopkins
Lt. Col. John D. Frost
Known for
Westworld
The Silence of the Lambs
Gene Hackman
Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
Known for
The Royal Tenenbaums
Unforgiven
Hardy Krüger
Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig
Known for
Barry Lyndon
Hatari!
Laurence Olivier
Dr. Jan Spaander
Known for
Rebecca
Spartacus
Ryan O'Neal
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Known for
Barry Lyndon
Paper Moon
Richard Attenborough Director · William Goldman Screenplay Cornelius Ryan Author
Worldwide gross $51M · Budget $22M · United States release June 15, 1977
Box office
Budget
$22,000,000
Worldwide gross
$50,750,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
United Artists
Production
Joseph E. Levine Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · German · Latin · Polish
Release dates
Sweden · June 15, 1977
Theatrical
United States · June 15, 1977
Theatrical
United States · October 21, 1998
Physical · DVD
United States
June 3, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
July 1, 1977 · Theatrical
France
August 24, 1977 · Theatrical
Germany
October 20, 1977 · Theatrical
Greece
October 15, 1977 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 8, 1979 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 24, 1977 · Theatrical
Japan
July 2, 1977 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 23, 1977 · Theatrical
January 5, 2002 · TV · V8
January 24, 2007 · Physical · DVD
June 2, 2014 · Physical · Blu ray
Poland
January 1, 1978 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 23, 1978 · Theatrical
Romania
June 14, 1978 · Theatrical
Spain
March 5, 1978 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 24, 1977 · Theatrical · Originally a cut A
More from Richard Attenborough
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked A Bridge Too Far
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.