A Bridge Too Far (1977)

***A Bridge Too Far*** is a 1977 epic war film based on the 1974 book of the same name, directed by Richard Attenborough and with a screenplay by William Goldman. Produced by Joseph E. Levine and Richard P. Levine.

## Shooting

* Filming was from April 26th, 1976 - October of 1976.

## Cast

* Siem Vroom - Underground Leader
* Marlies van Alcmaer - Underground Leader's Wife (as Marlies Van Alcmaer)
* Erik van 't Wout - Underground Leader's Son (as Eric Van't Wout)
* Wolfgang Preiss - Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
* Hans von Borsody - General Günther Blumentritt (as Hans Von Borsody)
* Josephine Peeper - Café Waitress
* Dirk Bogarde - Lieutenant General Frederick Browning
* Paul Maxwell - Major General Maxwell Taylor
* Sean Connery - Major General Roy Urquhart
* Ryan O'Neal - Brigadier General James Gavin
* Gene Hackman - Major General Stanisław Sosabowski
* Walter Kohut - Field Marshal Walter Model
* Peter Faber - Captain Arie D. "Harry" Bestebreurtje
* Hartmut Becker - German Sentry
* Frank Grimes - Major Fuller
* Jeremy Kemp - R.A.F. Briefing Officer
* Donald Pickering - Lieutenant Colonel Charles B. MacKenzie
* Donald Douglas - Brigadier Gerald Lathbury
* Peter Settelen - Lieutenant Peter Cole
* Stephen Moore - Major Robert Steele
* Edward Fox - Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks
* Michael Caine - Lieutenant Colonel Joe Vandeleur
* Michael Byrne - Lieutenant Colonel Giles Vandeleur
* Anthony Hopkins - Lieutenant Colonel John Frost
* Paul Copley - Private Wicks
* Nicholas Campbell - Captain Glass
* James Caan - SSgt. Eddie Dohun
* Gerald Sim - Colonel Sims
* Harry Ditson - U.S. Private
* Erik Chitty - Organist
* Brian Hawksley - Vicar
* Colin Farrell - Corporal Hancock
* Christopher Good - Major Harry Carlyle
* Norman Gregory - Private Morgan
* Alun Armstrong - Corporal Davies
* Anthony Milner - Private Dodds
* Barry McCarthy - Private Clark
* Lex van Delden - Sergeant Matthias (as Lex Van Delden)
* Maximilian Schell - Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich
* Michael Wolf - Field Marshal Model's Aide
* Hardy Krüger - Major General Karl Ludwig (as Hardy Kruger)
* Sean Mathias - Irish Guards Lieutenant
* Tim Beekman - German Private
* Edward Seckerson - British Padre
* Liv Ullmann - Kate Ter Horst
* Tom van Beek - Jan Ter Horst (as Tom Van Beek)
* Bertus Botterman - Dutch Villager 1
* Henny Alma - Dutch Villager 2
* Elliott Gould - Colonel Robert Stout
* Ray Jewers - U.S. Radio Operator
* Geoffrey Hinsliff - British Wireless Operator
* Keith Drinkel - Lieutenant Dick Cornish
* Mary Smithuysen - Old Dutch Lady
* Hans Croiset - Hans, Her Son
* Fred Williams - Captain Viktor Eberhard Gräbner
* John Peel - German Lieutenant 1
* John Judd - Sergeant Clegg
* Ben Cross - Trooper Binns
* Hilary Minster - British Medical Officer
* David English - Private Andrews
* Ben Howard - Sergeant Towns
* Michael Graham Cox - Captain James Cleminson
* Johan te Slaa - Elderly Dutch Couple (as Johan Te Slaa)
* Georgette Reyevski - Elderly Dutch Couple
* Pieter Groenier - Young Dutch Couple
* Adrienne Kleiweg - Young Dutch Couple
* Denholm Elliott - R.A.F. Met. Officer
* Peter Gordon - U.S. Sergeant
* Arthur Hill - U.S. Medical Colonel
* Garrick Hagon - Lieutenant Rafferty
* Brian Gwaspari - U.S. Engineer
* Stephen Rayment - Grenadier Guards Lieutenant
* Timothy Morand - British Corporal (as Tim Morand)
* James Wardroper - Private Gibbs
* Neil Kennedy - Colonel Barker
* John Salthouse - Private "Ginger" Marsh
* Jonathan Hackett - Glider Pilot
* Stanley Lebor - Regimental Sergeant Major
* Jack Galloway - Private Vincent
* Milton Cadman - Private Long
* David Auker - Corporal "Taffy" Brace
* Laurence Olivier - Doctor Jan Spaander
* Richard Kane - Colonel Weaver
* Toby Salaman - Private Stephenson
* Michael Bangerter - British Staff Colonel
* Philip Raymond - Grenadier Guards Colonel
* Myles Reithermann - Boat Truck Driver
* Robert Redford - Major Julian Cook
* Anthony Pullen Shaw - U.S. Captain (as Anthony Pullen)
* John Morton - U.S. Padre
* John Ratzenberger - U.S. Lieutenant
* Patrick Ryecart - German Lieutenant 2
* Dick Rienstra - Captain Krafft
* Ian Liston - Sergeant Whitney
* Paul Rattee - Private Gordon
* Mark Sheridan - Sergeant Tomblin
* George Innes - Sergeant Macdonald
* John Stride - Grenadier Guards Major
* Niall Padden - British Medical Orderly 1
* Michael Graves - British Medical Orderly 2
* Edward Kalinski - Private Archer
* Shaun Curry - Corporal Robbins
* Sebastian Abineri - Sergeant Treadwell
* Chris Williams - Corporal Merrick (as Christopher Williams)
* Andrew Branch - Flute Player
* Anthony Garner - British Staff Major
* Feliks Arons - Dutch Priest
* Stuart Blake - Soldier
* Roy Boyd - Soldier (as Ray Boyd)
* Stephen Churchett - Soldier
* Jon Croft - Soldier
* Patrick Dickson - Soldier
* Adrian Gibbs - Soldier
* Jason Gregory - Soldier
* Stewart Guidotti - Soldier
* Patrick Hannaway - Soldier
* Brian Haughton - Soldier
* Anthony Howden - Soldier
* Frank Jarvis - Soldier
* David Killick - Soldier
* Dan Long - Soldier
* Gerald Martin - Soldier
* Edward McDermott - Soldier
* Tony McHale - Soldier
* Jack McKenzie - Soldier
* Francis Mughan - Soldier
* Richard Ommanney - Soldier (as Richard Ommaney)
* Peter Quince - Soldier
* Robin Scobey - Soldier
* Farrell Sheridan - Soldier
* James Snell - Soldier
* Michael Stock - Soldier
* David Stockton - Soldier
* Paul Vaughan-Teague - Soldier
* Jason White - Soldier
* Mark York - Soldier

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Richard Attenborough - Lunatic Wearing Glasses (uncredited)
* John Careless - British Paratrooper (uncredited)
* Gerard Franken - Soldier (uncredited)
* Anthony Robb - German Officer (uncredited)
* Robert Wisepart - Soldier (uncredited)

### Archival footage

* Omar N. Bradley
* Winston Churchill
* Charles de Gaulle
* Dwight D. Eisenhower
* Adolf Hitler
* Alfred Jodl
* Trafford Leigh-Mallory
* Bernard L. Montgomery
* George S. Patton
* Bertram Ramsay
* Erwin Rommel
* Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Walter Bedell Smith
* Arthur Tedder

## Link

* https://ww2-movie-characters.fandom.com/wiki/Category:A\_Bridge\_Too\_Far