A Bridge Too Far (1977)

A Bridge Too Far

1977 ‧ War/Action ‧ 2h 59m

MOVIE INFO

Late in 1944, the Allies seem to have the upper hand in the European land war. A combined British and American paratrooper force, led by American general Gavin and British general Urquhart (Sean Connery), plans to take a highway leading from the Netherlands into Germany, so that British ground troops led by Lieutenant General Horrocks (Edward Fox) and Lieutenant Colonel Vandeleur (Michael Caine) can enter enemy territory. But the Allies soon learn that they may be overconfident.

• Rating: PG

• Genre: War, Drama

• Original Language: English

• Director: Richard Attenborough

• Producer: Joseph E. Levine, Richard P. Levine, Michael Stanley-Evans

• Writer: William Goldman

• Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 1977  Original

• Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008

• Runtime: 2h 59m

• Distributor: United Artists

• Production Co: Joseph E. Levine Productions

CAST & CREW

Dirk Bogarde

Lieutenant General Browning

James Caan

Staff Sergeant Dohun

Michael Caine

Lieutenant Colonel J.O.E. Vandeleur

Sean Connery

Major General Urquhart

Edward Fox

Lieutenant General Horrocks

Elliott Gould

Colonel Stout

Gene Hackman

Major General Sosabowski

Anthony Hopkins

Lieutenant Colonel Frost

Hardy Krüger

Major General Ludwig

Laurence Olivier

Doctor Spaander

Ryan O'Neal

Brigadier General Gavin

Robert Redford

Major Cook

Maximilian Schell

Lieutenant General Bittrich

Liv Ullmann

Kate Ter Horst

Arthur Hill

U.S. Medical Colonel

Wolfgang Preiss

Field Marshal Von Rundstedt

Siem Vroom

Underground Leader

Eric Vant Wout

Underground Leader's Son

Mary Smithuysen

Old Dutch Lady

Marlies van Alcmaer

Underground Leader's Wife

Richard Attenborough

Director

Joseph E. Levine

Producer

Richard P. Levine

Producer

Michael Stanley-Evans

Producer

William Goldman

Screenwriter

John Addison

Original Music

Geoffrey Unsworth

Cinematographer

Antony Gibbs

Film Editing

Miriam Brickman

Casting

Terence Marsh

Production Design

Stuart Craig

Art Director

Alan Tomkins

Art Director

Roy Stannard

Art Director

Anthony Mendleson

Costume Design