A Bridge Too Far

Story

This massive 1977 adaptation by director Richard Attenborough (Gandhi) of Cornelius Ryan's novel features an all-star cast in an epic rendering of a daring but ultimately disastrous raid behind enemy lines in Holland during the Second World War. A lengthy and exhaustive look at the mechanics of warfare and the price and futility of war, the film is almost too large for its aims but manages to be both picaresque and affecting, particularly in the performance of James Caan. The impressive cast includes Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Dirk Bogarde, Sean Connery, and Liv Ullmann among others. While not a classic war film, it nevertheless manages to be a consistently interesting and exciting adventure. --Robert Lane

DVD Features

• 2-Disc Set
  
• Anamorphic - 2.35
  
• Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  
• Dolby Surround Sound - French
  
• English and French Subtitles

Cast

James Caan
Michael Caine
Sean Connery
Edward Fox
Gene Hackman
Anthony Hopkins
Robert Redford
Ryan O'Neal
Laurence Olivier
Maximilian Schell
Denholm Elliott
Elliott Gould
Liv Ullmann
Dirk Bogarde
Hardy Kruger