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A Bridge Too Far   1977         PG, 175 min. Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama Director: Richard Attenborough   Cast: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Laurence Olivier, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell, Edward Fox, Hardy Kruger, Ryan O'Neal, Liv Ullmann, Denholm Elliott   This is a detailed examination of the logistical complications behind World War II's failed "Operation Market-Garden" that dropped Allied troops behind enemy lines in preparation for battle. The plan involves British Major General Robert Urquhart (Sean Connery) and American Brigadier General James Gavin (Ryan O'Neal) leading paratroopers on a mission to take over a road and five bridges through Holland to Germany. Meanwhile, Lt. Col. John Frost (Anthony Hopkins) will hold the critical bridge at Amhem so that British Gen. Brian Horrocks (Edward Fox) and Lt. Col. Joe Vandeleur (Michael Caine) will be able to lead troops across the bridge. However, plans go awry, and the mission turns into a disaster. Cast Dirk Bogarde Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning James Caan SSgt. Eddie Dohun Michael Caine Lt. Col. John Vendeleur Sean Connery Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquart Laurence Olivier Dr. Jan Spaander Elliott Gould Col. Robert Stout Gene Hackman Maj. Gen. Stanislaw Sosabowski Anthony Hopkins Lt. Col. John D. Frost Robert Redford Maj. Julian Cook Maximilian Schell Lt. Gen. Wilhelm Bittrich Edward Fox Lt. Gen Brian G. Horrocks Hardy Kruger Maj. Gen. Ludwig Ryan O'Neal Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin Liv Ullmann Kate Ter Horst Denholm Elliott RAF Meteorologist officer