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A Bridge Too Far
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Overview

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Writers:
Cornelius Ryan (book)
William Goldman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 June 1977 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war!
Plot:
An historic telling of the failed attempt to capture several bridges to Germany in World War II in a campaign called Operation Market-Garden. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
my favorite WWII movie more (169 total)

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Runtime:
175 min | Finland:158 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

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Trivia:
The Para playing his flute during a lull was playing the third movement from the Brandenburg Conerto #6 (BWV1051), written by Johann Sebastian Bach. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The 82d Airborne Division's Command Post during the operation was never located in an estate mansion as portrayed in the movie. The CP was in the woods outside Nijmegen near the drop zones. more
Quotes:
[Bittrich listens in amazement as Frost's troops relentlessly storm the Arnhem bridge]
Lt. Gen. Wilhelm Bittrich: [in German] Fool's courage...
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Was the charactor of Major Fuller (worried Intelligence officer)real or fictitious?
Does that dreadful road still exist?
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36 out of 39 people found the following comment useful.
my favorite WWII movie, 23 January 2004
9/10
Author: dr_foreman

"Private Ryan" may have served up more blood and guts, but it had a fanciful plot and it didn't really tell audiences anything about D-Day. By contrast, "A Bridge Too Far" is like something the History Channel would produce; it's full of maps and narration and endless tactical discussions that, amazingly enough, really held my attention - and really enlightened me about the battle of Market Garden.

It helps that the ensemble cast is great - perhaps the best ever assembled - and the characterization, though a bit thin (as in most war movies), is certainly good enough considering how heavily the plot dominates. The film's one major weakness is that it telegraphs the battle's result from too early on; all the smart characters think that the operation will be a disaster, and lo and behold, it's a disaster.

I love this movie anyway, maybe because of the production style, which is more realistic than the cornball war films of previous decades but not quite so over-the-top as "Private Ryan." The battles are both thrilling and terrifying, a nicely struck balance. When the end credits roll, I always feel tired - like the characters - which is a testament to how involving (and effective) the movie is.

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