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A Bridge Too Far

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Richard Attenborough 's epic Second World War drama based on a true story, featuring an all-star cast. September 1944: a military operation in which thousands of Allied troops are parachuted into
Holland to secure six bridges leading to Germany doesn't go according to plan. A British contingent has orders to secure the last bridge at Arnhem, before moving into the Ruhr area, but their plan soon runs into trouble. Review page 49.

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Attenborough
Lt Gen Browning:
Dirk Bogarde
Staff Sergeant Dohun:
James Caan
Lt Col Vandeleur:
Michael Caine
Maj Gen Robert Urquhart:
Sean Connery
Lt Gen Horrocks:
Edward Fox
Colonel Bobby Stout:
Elliott Gould
Maj Gen Stanislaw Sosabowski:
Gene Hackman
Lt Col Frost:
Anthony Hopkins
Maj Gen Ludwig:
Hardy Kruger
DrSpaander:
Laurence Olivier
Brig Gen Gavin:
Ryan O'Neal
Major Cook:
Robert Redford
Lt Gen Bittrich:
Maximilian Schell
Kate Ter Horst:
Liv Ullmann
RAF meteorologist officer:
Denholm Elliott
Field Marshal von Rundstedt:
Wolfgang Preiss
Source: Radio Times

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