A Bridge Too Far | Dirk Bogarde, James Caan

A Bridge Too Far | Dirk Bogarde, James Caan | A Bridge Too Far

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A Bridge Too Far

	A Bridge Too Far Dirk Bogarde, James Caan United Artists, 1998 average customer review:based on 183 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

An epic film that "re-creates in stunning detail one of the most disastrous battles of World War II"(The Hollywood Reporter) A Bridge Too Far is a spectacular war picture. Painstakingly recreated on actual battlefield locations and boasting a remarkable cast that includes Sean Connery Anthony Hopkins Sir Laurence Olivier and Robert Redford A Bridge Too Far accurately recaptures the monumental scope excitement and danger behind one of the biggest military gambles in history. In September 1944 flush with success after the Normandy Invasion the Allies confidently launched Operation Market Garden a wild scheme intended to put an early end to the fighting by invading Germany and smashing the Reichs war plants. But a combination of battlefield politics faulty intelligence bad luck and even worse weather led to the disaster beyond the Allies darkest fear.Starring: Sean Connery Michael Caine James Caan Gene Hackman Anthony Hopkins Laurence Olivier Ryan ONeal Robert RedfordDirector: Richard Attenboroughrunning time of 176 minutes; Closed Captioned. Copyright: 1977 MGM System Requirements:Theatrical Trailer Interactive Menus Included Trivia Booklet Video Format: Widescreen (no AR specified) Enhanced for 16x9 TVs Subtitles: English French Track Info: English: Dolby Digital Surround French: Dolby Digital Mono Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG UPC: 027616675729

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A Classic WWII Movie

While sections of the Band of Brothers do a better job of showing a small part of Operation Market Garden, no film does a better job of showing the entire picture. With an all star cast, this is a great movie.

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far is a classic war movie that illustrates both the arrogance of the British army and the inability of the German army to grasp reality. Caught in the middle were thousands of regular America and British troops who paid the dear price.

This movie is reasonably well-acted, though at times many of the characters appear to be going through the motions. The true drama comes out in the end when the British finally realize the futility of their operation. There are many fine performances, namely Sean Connery and Dirk Bogaard. Gene Hackman is most unfortunately miscast as a Polish officer, but aside from this, most play their roles admirably.

Operation Market Garden's failure falls squarely on one person not portrayed in the film, Bernard Montgomery, an idiot of Herculean proportions. While the subsequent failure of the mission did not greatly impact the war's outcome, the horrific waste of lives could have easily been avoided.

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Good Classic Movie

The title says it all. Acting was good and good battle sceens. I would recommand this for any WW 2 movie collection.

A Story Too Long OR A Movie Too Short...

Think of this as 'The Longest Day, Part 2', and you'll have an idea what to expect: glimpses of personal war stories amid glimpses of a major WWII military campaign, with a multi-star cast. But in order to focus on some very compelling personal stories, some of the 'big picture' had to be glossed over to keep the movie's length down. Some people might prefer less 'personal' and/or more 'historical' coverage; this might have made a better mini-series...

PROS: Some stellar performances, accurate equipment, a frank portrayal of war politics, a sympathetic treatment of the Germans, and an attractive price. DVD quality is good.

CONS: Some rather wooden performances, some confusion about what is happening where in relation to other groups (especially if one is not familiar with this lesser-known campaign), and a feeling at the end that perhaps something was missing (like a sequel?).

While there is something to like here for almost anyone (except love-interest), this movie will appeal mainly to military fans, but with more food for thought than a simple shoot-and-blow-them-up actioner.

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