Released by United Artists

Credits:
Director: Richard Attenborough
Producers: Joseph E. Levine and Richard P. Levine
Screenplay: William Goldman
Based on the book by: Cornelius Ryan
Director of Photography: Geoffrey Unsworth
Editor: Anthony Gibbs
Production Designer: Terry Marsh
Music: John Addison
Running Time: 176 minutes

Cast:

Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning: Dirk Bogarde
Staff Sgt. Eddie Dohun: James Caan
Lt. Col. "J.O.E." Vandeleur: Michael Caine
Maj. Gen. Robert Urquhart: Sean Connery
Lt. Gen. Brian Horrocks: Edward Fox
Col. Bobby Stout: Elliott Gould
Maj. Gen. Sosabowski: Gene Hackman
Lt. Col. John Frost: Anthony Hopkins
Gen. Karl Ludwig: Hardy Kruger
Dr. Spaander: Laurence Olivier
Brig. Gen. James Gavin: Ryan O'Neal
Maj. Julian Cook: Robert Redford
Lt. Gen. Bittrich: Maximilian Schell
Kate ter Horst: Liv Ullmann

Genre:

War / Drama

Synopsis:

A Bridge To Far is based on the true story of an allied operation towards the end of the Second World War. The Allies decided to capture several of the bridges crossing the Rhine River in Germany. Once captured, they felt that the German industrial heartland would be easily overtaken which would mean a quick end to the war. Unfortunately, almost nothing went as planned and this operation turned into one of the biggest disasters for the Allies during the war. 
As a bit of a historical note, more Allied soldiers lost their lives during the botched attempts to take the Rhine bridges than perished during the D-Day attack at Normandy.

Release Date (USA):

15 June 1977

Academy Awards:

-

Budget:

$26m

Links:

The Internet Movie Database - A Bridge Too Far

Movies.com - A Bridge Too Far

Rottentomatoes.com - A Bridge Too Far

Hollywood.com - A Bridge Too Far

Trailer links:

The Internet Movie Database - Windows Media Player trailer Slow