DVD 176 mins IMDB 7.2
PG (Parental Guidance)
A Bridge Too Far
MGM/UA (1977)
In Collection
#43

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Action, War
USA  /  English

Dirk Bogarde Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
James Caan SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Michael Caine Lt. Col. J.O.E. Vandeleur
Sean Connery Maj. Gen. Roy Urquhart
Edward Fox Lt. Gen. Brian Horrocks
Elliott Gould Col. Robert Stout
Gene Hackman Maj. Gen. Stanislaw Sosabowski
Anthony Hopkins Lt. Col. John Frost
Ryan O'Neal Brig. Gen. James Gavin
Hardy Krüger Maj. Gen. Ludwig
Denholm Elliott RAF meteorologist officer
Peter Faber
Christopher Good
Frank Grimes
Robert Redford Maj. Julian Cook
Laurence Olivier Dr. Jan Spaander
Maximillian Schell
Liv Ullmann Kate Ter Horst
Maximilian Schell Lt. Gen. Wilhelm Bittrich
Jeremy Kemp

Director Richard Attenborough
Producer Joseph E. Levine; Richard P. Levine
Writer Cornelius Ryan; William Goldman
Cinematography Geoffrey Unsworth
Musician John Addison
User Credit 1 Antony Gibbs
User Credit 2 Anthony Mendleson

An historic telling of the failed attempt to capture several bridges to Germany in World War II in a campaign called Operation Market-Garden.

Edition Details
Distributor MGM Home Entertainment
Edition Collector's Edition
Barcode 027616675729
Region Region 1
Chapters 32
Release Date 5/1/2001
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned); French
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Dolby Surround [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Price $14.98
User Text 2 Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war!
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Features
Interactive Menus Production Notes Scene Selection Theatrical Trailers

Notes
Trivia: Over 2.7 million feet of film were shot. (more)

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: When a damaged Allied cargo plane "crashes" behind some trees near Maj. Gen. Urquhart and his troops, the plane can be seen pulling up and flying away just behind the fireball marking its supposed impact point. (more)

Quotes:
Capt. Glass: My problem is, I'm not totally crazy about the prospect of dying.
SSgt. Eddie Dohun: So don't die. Drinking that garbage isn't gonna keep you alive, is it?
Capt. Glass: What is?
SSgt. Eddie Dohun: What is? Well, not gettin' shot.
Capt. Glass: What can guarantee that?
SSgt. Eddie Dohun: Nothing, for sure.
Capt. Glass: You will.
SSgt. Eddie Dohun: I will what?
Capt. Glass: You tell me, Eddie. You tell me I won't die.
SSgt. Eddie Dohun: Alright, you won't die.
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Awards: Won 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations (more)