| | Bridge Too Far DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, War Movies, Action/Adventure Videos, Action, Recommended, World War II, True Story, Epic, Big Battles, All-Star | | Starring | Dirk Bogarde, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Gene Hackman, James Caan, Laurence Olivier, Denholm Elliott, Elliott Gould, Edward Fox | | Director | Richard Attenborough | | Screenwriter | William Goldman |
DVD. Feature film. Sound & subtitles in Engl. & French. 8 pg bklt of trivia, production notes, & lk behind scenes. Du al layer. 176 min. Widescreen. Director Richard Attenborough's ambitious, all-star, adaptation of Cornelius Ryan's book, dealing with the true account of the Battle of Arnhem. In 1944, the Allied powers attempted to expedite the end of the war by planning an ambitious and costly operation (the capturing of six bridges connecting Holland to Germany) that ended up getting bungled by both the Allied and Axis powers. Richard Attenborough's ambitious, all-star adaptation (by William Goldman) of Cornelius Ryan's book, gives an account of the Battle of Arnhem. In 1944, the Allied powers attempt to expedite the end of the war with a costly operation to capture six bridges connecting Holland to Germany ended in Allied defeat. A multitude of notables star in Attenborough's epic. Film was originally rated R by the MPAA, but won a PG on appeal.
Color by Technicolor, deluxe prints. Shot in Panavision.
Budget estimate $24 million.
Additional cast: Peter Faber, Frank Grimes, and Christopher Good.
Additional credits: Richard Bamber (2nd unit production manager), Ronnie Sloan (chief hairdresser), John Hilling (wardrobe master), Margaret Levin (wardrobe mistress), Connie Willis (continuity), Steve Lanning, Peter Waller, and Geoffrey Ryan (assistant directors), Dave Waterman and John Partington-Smith (parachute photography), and Joe Caroff (titles).
Rated BBFC A by the British Board of Film Censors.
DVD Special Features: 8-page Book Featuring Trivia, Production Notes and a Look Behind the Scenes, Theatrical Trailer Bridge Too Far Reviews: "...The last cast-of-thousands, star-studded war movie ever made, Attenborough's three-hour epic deserves repeated viewing..." -- 4 Stars
-- Cam Winstanley, Total Film "...Certainly equal to Darryl F. Zanuck's THE LONGEST DAY....One watches it not so much in admiration as in awe..."
-- Vincent Canby, New York Times Bridge Too Far | List Price | $14.98 (You save $5.29) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1977 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2018  | | CD Universe Part number | 1168294 | | Catalog number | 906757 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 21, 1998 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Running Time | 176 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Letter Boxed; Widescreen |
Bridge Too Far Movie Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   A film too far
I have never been a fan of war movies, as I feel they are ussually extremely one sided or depressing, and so after watching "The Longest Day" I was very unsure of buying this film - fearing it would be depressing and bias. But, i was extremely surprised, the day after my first watching, it had managed to rack itself as one of my favorite films. Driven by a great plot, and protrayed well by the various "big named" actors, the story is good, the acting is good, the characters are unique and brilliant and the music is stunning as well. And, it goes to show "they don't make them like they used too." This puts all latest war movies to shame - you don't need gritty camera angles to make a good war movie, you know.
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Starts slow,but gets better
A Bridge Too Far starts out a little sluggish,but gets better as things become more intense.
Submitted by Blake (Brandon,MS)
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i have not seen this dvd
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