A Bridge Too Far (1977)

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Major Cook (Robert Redford) leads his troops across the river in flimsy boats against overwhelming enemy firepower during broad daylight.

Directed by Richard Attenborough.

© MGM 2013

Released in 1977 by MGM.

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  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Military & War Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature
  • secondary-genre: 20th Century Period Pieces
  • mood: Violent
  • primary-occasion: Holidays
  • secondary-occasion: Memorial Day
  • prop: Paddle
  • prop: Machine Gun
  • prop: Boat
  • prop: Row Boat
  • prop: Gun
  • prop: Tanks
  • prop: Rifle
  • setting: River
  • setting: Boat
  • theme: Heroism
  • theme: Fear
  • theme: Life and Death
  • theme: War
  • actor: Ryan O'Neal
  • actor: John Ratzenberger
  • actor: Robert Redford
  • director: Richard Attenborough
  • producer: John Palmer
  • producer: Richard P. Levine
  • producer: Michael Stanley-Evans
  • producer: Joseph E. Levine
  • cinematographer: Geoffrey Unsworth
  • composer: John Addison
  • editor: Antony Gibbs
  • costume-designer: Anthony Mendleson
  • production-designer: Terence Marsh
  • role-name: U.S. lieutenant
  • role-name: Maj. Julian Cook
  • role-name: Brigadier General Gavin
  • screenwriter: Cornelius Ryan
  • screenwriter: William Goldman
  • year: 1977
  • studio: MGM

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