Cat. No. DVDM 1620: A BRIDGE TOO FAR ~ DIRK BOGARDE / JAMES CAAN / MICHAEL CAINE / SEAN CONNERY. WARNER BROS/MGM R-129075-9.
FORMAT: PAL REGION: 4.
COLOUR RUNNING TIME: 169 MINS.
REVIEW: In September 1944, flush with success after the Normandy Invasion, the Allies confidently launched Operation Market Gardens, 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.
An epic retelling of World War II’s most tragic blunder, A BRIDGE TOO FAR meticulously depicts the ambitious plan which resulted in more Allied casualties than the entire Normandy landing. 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.
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