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… Read more
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A Bridge Too Far
Where to watch: Amazon
Movie · Drama · History · PG
1977 · 2h 55m · ★ 50% (68K)
Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war!
Director: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine
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.
Director
Richard Attenborough
Production
United Artists, Joseph E. Levine Productions
Cast
Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Robert Redford, Elliott Gould, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Hardy Krüger, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Maximilian Schell, Liv Ullmann, Siem Vroom, Marlies van Alcmaer, Erik van 't Wout, Wolfgang Preiss, Hans von Borsody, Josephine Peeper
Where to watch
Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads