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Release Date:
15 June 1977 (USA)
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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
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Bridge
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WWII
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Operation Market Garden
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Paratrooper
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Awards:
Won 3 BAFTA Film Awards.
Another 4 wins
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4 nominations
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(3 articles)
"10 Rillington Place" Now At Film Forum, New York
(From CinemaRetro. 27 June 2009, 11:04 AM, PDT)
John Ratzenberger Recieves Career Achievement Award From Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
(From iCelebz. 18 October 2008, 1:26 PM, PDT)
(From CinemaRetro. 27 June 2009, 11:04 AM, PDT)
John Ratzenberger Recieves Career Achievement Award From Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
(From iCelebz. 18 October 2008, 1:26 PM, PDT)
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my favorite WWII movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dirk Bogarde | ... | Lt. Gen. Frederick A.M. 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 |
 | Elliott Gould | ... | Col. Robert Stout |
 | Gene Hackman | ... | Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski |
 | Anthony Hopkins | ... | Lt. Col. John D. Frost |
| Hardy Krüger | ... | Maj. Gen. Ludwig (as Hardy Kruger) |
 | Ryan O'Neal | ... | Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin |
 | Laurence Olivier | ... | Dr. Jan Spaander |
 | Robert Redford | ... | Maj. Julian Cook |
| Maximilian Schell | ... | Lt. Gen. Wilhelm Bittrich |
 | Liv Ullmann | ... | Kate Ter Horst |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | RAF meteorologist officer |
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Runtime:
175 min | Finland:158 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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Stereo (35 mm prints) |
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:12 |
New Zealand:PG |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:16 (1977) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:16 |
Singapore:PG |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Québec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba)
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The Para playing his flute during a lull was playing the third movement from the Brandenburg Conerto #6 (BWV1051), written by Johann Sebastian Bach.
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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.
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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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Lt. Gen. Wilhelm Bittrich: [in German] Fool's courage...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Godzilla vs. Megalon (#3.12)" (1991)
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Soundtrack:
3RD MOVEMENT
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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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"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.