A Bridge Too Far
1977 · 175 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 64,095 VOTES · DIR. Richard Attenborough
Overview
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,451 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:40 The Second World War was in its fifth year...
00:09:38 ...faster than they can advance.
00:13:57 I am a Pole...
00:17:41 Now go and help your mother with supper.
00:21:03 Just making sure whose side you're on.
00:25:29 Well, if anyone rocks the boat...
00:29:49 ...and then drive like hell up this road...
00:33:41 I guarantee you.
00:43:40 Morning, AIan. Your sleeping beauties know there's a war on, do they?
00:53:25 They say thousands of troops are dropping over Holland.
01:04:08 Not a very satisfactory state of affairs.
01:10:10 Joe, I make it just over six miles to Eindhoven.
01:14:49 Yes, Mother.
01:25:47 What you're saying is that we're surrounded.
01:31:42 When you refer to Bailey crap...
01:41:59 This is yours, I think.
01:51:21 Did the rest of the division arrive safeIy?
01:57:32 ...with the river as the base.
02:03:36 The generaI's a bit scratchy today, but it's nothing personaI.
02:09:09 I've reached a decision that I'd like to share with you all.
02:18:31 Goddamn it.
02:24:30 ...would ever carry one.
02:33:50 How you manage that?
02:42:45 All the padres and medicaI staff have voIunteered to stay behind as well.
Cast & Characters
Sean Connery
Maj. Gen. Urquhart
Ryan O'Neal
Brig. Gen. Gavin
Michael Caine
Lt. Col. J.O.E. Vandeleur
Laurence Olivier
Doctor Spaander
Siem Vroom
Underground Leader
Marlies van Alcmaer
Underground Leader's Wife
Erik van 't Wout
Underground Leader's Son
Wolfgang Preiss
Field Marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt
Hans von Borsody
Gen. Blumentritt
Josephine Peeper
Cafe Waitress
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,451
Dialogue density8.3 lines / min
First line00:00:40
Final line02:42:45
Production Record
DirectorRichard Attenborough
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22,000,000
Revenue$50,750,000
IMDb votes64,095