Uniform Title |
Bridge too far (Motion picture : 1977) |
Title |
A bridge too far. |
Published |
Moore Park, N.S.W. : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2009. |
©1977 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (169 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment : 93378SDO. |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1977. |
Based on the book by Cornelius Ryan. |
"Painstakingly re-created on actual battlefield locations and boasting a remarkable all-star cast, A bridge too far accurately recaptures the monumental scope, excitement and danger behind one of the biggest military gambles in history"--back cover |
Special features: Trivia Track ; Audio commentary. |
Credits |
Directed by Richard Attenborough ; written by Cornelius Ryan (book), William Goldman (screenplay) ; produced by William Goldman and Richard P. Levine. |
Performers |
Sean Connery, Ryan O'Neal, and Michael Caine. |
Summary |
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 World War II by invading Germany and smashing the Reich's war plants. However, a combination of battlefield politics, faulty intelligence, bad luck and worse weather led to disaster. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; region 4 ; PAL ; widescreen 2.35:1. |
Language note |
English, French. Subtitle English for the Hearing Impaired, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
Subjects |
Ryan, Cornelius -- Film adaptations |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Netherlands -- Aerial operations -- Drama |
Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944 -- Drama |
Feature films -- United States |
Motion pictures, American |
Genre |
War films |
Historical films |
Film adaptations |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Attenborough, Richard director. |
Goldman, William, 1931-2018 screenwriter, producer. |
Levine, Richard P. producer |
Bogarde, Dirk, 1921-1999 actor |
Connery, Sean actor. |
Caan, James actor. |
Caine, Michael actor. |
Ryan, Cornelius. Bridge too far Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
Series |
Wars & westerns |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Attenborough, Richard .
- Bogarde, Dirk, 1921-1999 .
- Caan, James .
- Caine, Michael .
- Connery, Sean .
- Goldman, William, 1931-2018 .
- Levine, Richard P. .
- Ryan, Cornelius. Bridge too far .
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