Quite a few bad things have been written about a bridge too far. Liv ullmanns house becomes a makeshift triage center and attenboroughs camera goes in for frequent telling details that highlight the futility. A bridge too far is a fantastic historical and cinematic achievement but, if youre not a diehard war obsessive, prepare to snooze. Late in 1944, the allies seem to have the upper hand in the european land war. The film details exactly how this ambitious plan fell apart, not. In the meeting of the generals scene early in the movie, a coldwarera map of europe and the middle east can be seen. When production of the movie a bridge too far began in 1975, waddy was given six months leave by westland to act as chief military advisor, an appointment that john frost thought was ideal. A bridge too far is a 1977 world war ii film directed by richard attenborough, adapted by william goldman from the bestselling 1974 book of the same name by cornelius ryan the longest day. Levine as producers and richard attenborough as director. From its opening title design to its visual stunning compositions throughout, this is a big screen movie that comes spectacularly to life on bluray. A bridge too far was first released in the united states on wednesday, june 15, 1977. An elaborate cable docu comparing the movie to the real battle spells out the campaign in even clearer terms, and provides an excellent account of producer levines quest to make one final giant show before retiring for good. A bridge too far is based on the nonfiction book of the same name, written in 1974 by famed world war ii correspondent cornelius ryan. I think the movie has the length it has to get the message through antiwar there is much dialogue compared to other action war movies and the germans speak their native tongue instead of the.
Sean connery, michael caine, james caan, gene hackman, anthony hopkins, laurence olivier, ryan oneal, and robert redford. A bridge too far 1977 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A bridge too far is another of those highly successful movies that uses a semidocumentary style to tell the story of a key battle of world war ii. The germans have lost most of france, and the allied forces decide to give them the. The second installment of the close combat series, the game is played on a twodimensional map, between two players. A bridge too far is based on the nonfiction book of the same name, written in 1974 by famed world. Distributie anthony hopkins, gene hackman, robert redford, laurence olivier, michael caine, ryan oneal, sean connery. Its pace, the cast and its clever script make you forget about the fact that its almost a threehour film.
It has been released on thursday, june 23, 1977 in the united kingdom. The idea was for us airborne divisions to take the towns of eindhoven and nijmegen and a british airborne division, reinforced by a polish airborne brigade, to. Cornelius ryan had written the book a bridge too far while dying from cancer, and producer joseph levine had promised ryan in the hospital that he would make the movie. My dad allowed me to watch it when i was about ten years old. A bridge too far 1977 full movie hd 1080p part 1 of 8. A bridge too far 1977 full movie video dailymotion. Richard attenboroughs elephantine recreation of the battle for several strategically valuable dutch bridges in the winter of 1944 is a starstudded, lengthy and exhausting film and many critics at the time seemed to be of the opinion that it collapsed beneath its own weight. Eugene are acelasi discurs pentru elevii sai in fiecare an, sperand, fara o certitudine, ca unul dintre ei il va lua in serios, spune kevin spacey. A bridge too far 1977 ending spoiler movie mistakes. Bridge too far, a 1977 movie clip shall we have a go. It boasts an allstar cast that includes james caan. Aug 20, 2017 a bridge too far 1977 1080p world war ii sean connery, robert redford hd.
The allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the. 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. The theme music makes me, at least, think of the early days of world war i when british officers went over the top into no mans land carrying a walking stick or soldiers kicking soccer balls along in front of. The most important thing i learned from it, is that we can never show ignorance towards our past, whether its. A bridge too far recreates operation market garden.
Oct 06, 2014 the same military operation later became the basis for the 1977 feature film, a bridge too far. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. I also admire him for having the daring to make a movie about an unmitigated allied defeat. As a whole, movies in this genre depict a victory on the part of the. A bridge too far, or close combat ii, is a world war ii realtime computer wargame, developed by atomic games, and released on october, 1997. A bridge too far is an epic movie about an epic failure. The movie never drags, however, as the scene constantly changes. It happened late in world war two, and involved a massive parachute drop into the netherlands by british, american and polish troops.
The transfer is quite sharp for a film of this vintage, though the audio suffers from some mismatched volume levels. A bridge too far also swings heavily into a pacifist agenda in its second half, making and remaking the point that all the death and suffering we see is appallingly useless. Set in september 1944, this film is a superb recreation of the failed operation that could have ended the war by christmas of that year. In 1977, director richard attenborough committed this tragic story to celluloid with a bridge too far, scoring his first big hit behind the camera. This allstar wwii epic depicts the allied defeat at arnhem, holland, in september 1944 and concentrates on those assigned to capture the. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. The rousing score for a bridge too far is by john addison, who also did tom jones, a taste of honey and the entertainer and it is one of best ever, certainly the finest ever done for a war movie. Colonel john llewellyn waddy obe born 17 june 1920 is a former officer of the british army who served in world war ii, palestine and the malayan emergency before becoming director of the sas joining the british army shortly before the second world war, he initially served with the somerset light infantry in india. Media in category a bridge too far film the following 23 files are in this category, out of 23 total. The allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the netherlands in the hope of breaking the. Reel history a bridge too far, for allied forces and for.
In my essay on theirs is the glory, i mostly concentrated on the similarities between it and bridge, wondering if screenwriter william goldman or author cornelius ryan, on whose book the latter film is based, were influenced by the. The story of one of the most notorious allied wartime disasters is told in this big, allstar drama. Acteur maximilian schell in een brug te ver, geeft persconferentie in, link, bestanddeelnr 9286416. Watch a bridge too far 1977 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Till this film and the novel, operation market garden had been virtually overlooked in history books. Levine, it was the second film based on a book by historian cornelius ryan to be adapted for the screen after 1962s the longest day and the. United artists 1977, a bridge too far a bridge too far trailer 1977. Sonys collectors edition dvd of a bridge too far has the same stunning, clean, enhanced transfer that appeared on the earlier disc. Meanwhile, the british at arnhem are almost wiped out and are forced to surrender. The same military operation later became the basis for the 1977 feature film, a bridge too far. Aug 15, 2016 a bridge too far 1977 hertogdom gelderland. Clearly visible is the germanpolish border at the postww2 oderneisse line though no innergerman border, austria separated from germany, a postww2 czechoslovakia, the west bank occupied by jordan, and gaza strip occupied by egypt.
Dec 21, 2014 a bridge too far 1977 film complet soustitree en francais a bridge too far 1977 full movie subtitled in german a bridge too far 1977 full movie in deutsch untertitelt a bridge too far 1977 full movie subtitled in turkish a bridge too far 1977 turk altyazili. Apr 26, 2014 a bridge too far 1977 1080p bluray x264 dts fgt. A bridge too far 1977 1080p world war ii sean connery, robert redford hd. A bridge too far is based on the book with the same title, which was written in 1974 by the author cornelius ryan. A bridge too far 1977 late in 1944, the allies seem to have the upper hand in the european land war. The music of a bridge too far makes the film a memorable one. A bridge too far 1977, a film by richard attenborough. A combined british and american paratrooper force, led by american general gavin and british. Financial analysis of a bridge too far 1977 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. A bridge too far quotes and trivia from this amazing movie.
A combined british and american paratrooper force, led by american general gavin and british general urquhart sean. Colonel frost anthony hopkins leads his british paratroops frank grimes, alun armstrong et al to the first bridge at arnhem, taking over a dutch household, in richard attenboroughs a bridge too far, 1977. The true story of operation market garden, the allies attempt, in september 1944, to hasten the end of ww2 by driving through belgium and holland into germany. Jul 16, 2009 a bridge too far is a fantastic historical and cinematic achievement but, if youre not a diehard war obsessive, prepare to snooze. The 1977 film is directed by richard attenborough and starred some of the biggest hollywood names of the era. Its still a fine war film for buffs of the genre, and this bluray presents the film admirably. Levine, it was the second film based on a book by historian cornelius ryan to be adapted for the screen after 1962s the longest day and the second based on the events of world war iis failed. The events depicted were memorable but the music cements it into the mind. Financing the film with his own money, levine took a risk since director richard attenboroughs first two films had been flops. One of the most important things it achieved was to bring operation market garden to the attention of so many people. A bridge too far is a 1977 epic war film based on the 1974 book of the same name, directed by richard attenborough and with a screenplay by william goldman. The allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the netherlands in the hope of breaking the german lines. Waddy was responsible for training attenboroughs private army, a group of fifty men who went through boot camp in order to portray frosts men at arnhem. A bridge too far was directed by richard attenborough, an english actor, producer, and director.
A bridge too far is an unjustly maligned film, the last of the great war epics, one as surprisingly cynical and dark as it is spectacular and starstudded. With sean connery, ryan oneal, michael caine, laurence olivier. The most important thing i learned from it, is that we can never show ignorance towards our past, whether its good or bad. He subsequently volunteered for the parachute regiment and saw action in the. Poza o poti vedea in marime naturala daca apesi pe ea. Before making a bridge too far, richard attenborough had directed oh. The movie was adapted afterward by william goldman and screened in 1977. Thursday, october 20, 1977 in germany and on thursday, august 04, 1977 in australia. A bridge too far 1977 1080p world war ii sean connery, robert. Trailer film for windows and macintosh computers extra track.