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An epic film that "re-creates in stunning detail one of the most disastrous
battles of World War II" ("The Hollywood Reporter"), "A Bridge Too Far" is a
spectacular war picture.
Painstakingly recreated on actual battlefield locations
and boasting a remarkable cast that includes Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Sir
Laurence Olivier and Robert Redford, A Bridge Too Far accurately recaptures the
monumental scope, excitement and danger behind one of the biggest military
gambles in history.
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 the fighting by invading Germany and smashing
the Reich’s war plants.
But a combination of battlefield politics, faulty
intelligence, bad luck and even worse weather led to disaster beyond the Allies’
darkest fears.
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