A Bridge Too Far
“Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war!”
1977 · 2 h 55 min
Richard AttenboroughCast
Dirk Bogarde 
Sean Connery Robert Redford
Credits
Written by: Cornelius Ryan
Plot
The failed Allied attempt in September 1944 to capture a series of bridges in the Netherlands, ending at Arnhem.
Sinekatalog’s take
Richard Attenborough's all-star war epic covers the failed Operation Market Garden. It is long and sober, with a huge cast and big set pieces, though it favours scale over characters.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (68,803 votes)
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