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A Bridge Too Far
The Allies have a daring plan to stop World War II by the end of 1944. Called Operation Market Garden, it involves parachuting 35,000 troops into occupied Holland to capture a strategic line of bridges. Could it work? Or are they going a bridge too far?
On TV
Thursday
15:10
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Lt Gen Browning | Dirk Bogarde |
| Sgt Eddie Dohun | James Caan |
| Lt Col Joe Vandeleur | Michael Caine |
| Maj Gen Urquhart | Sean Connery |
| Lieutenant General Horrocks | Edward Fox |
| Lieutenant Colonel Frost | Anthony Hopkins |
| Major General Sosabowski | Gene Hackman |
| Doctor Spaander | Laurence Olivier |
| Brigadier General Gavin | Ryan O'Neal |
| Major Cook | Robert Redford |
| Lieutenant General Bittrich | Maximilian Schell |
| RAF Met Officer | Denholm Elliott |
| Director | Richard Attenborough |
| Writer | William Goldman |
| Producer | Joseph E Levine |
Broadcast
- Thursday 15:10