A Bridge Too Far
1977 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary
7.2/10
Rating
175 min
Runtime
1977
Release Year
Richard Attenborough
Director
Cast
Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox
Quick Synopsis
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.
Full Plot Summary of A Bridge Too Far
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.
