A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic war film based on the 1974 book of the same name by Cornelius Ryan, adapted by William Goldman. It was produced by Joseph E. Levine and Richard P. Levine and directed by Richard Attenborough. The film tells the story of the failure of Operation Market Garden during World War II, the Allied attempt to break through German lines and seize several bridges in the occupied Netherlands, including one at Arnhem, with the ... More

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  • 1977

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 56 min

Also known as:

  • A Bridge Too Far

Film

Directed by

Richard Attenborough

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough ( /ˈætənbərə/), CBE (born 29 August 1923) is an English actor, director, producer and entrepreneur. He is the current President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). As a film director and producer, he won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1982....

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1977
  • Oct 21, 1998
  • May 15, 2001
  • Jun 15, 1977
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  • 2 h 56 min

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  • 22,000,000

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Adapted From

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far, a non-fiction book by Cornelius Ryan published in 1974, tells the story of Operation Market Garden, a failed Allied attempt to break through German lines at Arnhem across the river Rhine in the occupied Netherlands during World War II in September 1944. The title of the book comes...

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Awards

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Winners

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 2,004
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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