Bogarde blamed Attenborough, complaining of his "treachery", and feared the film might cost him a knighthood (he finally received one in 1992). "A Bridge Too Far is a draining experience to watch ...

The historian’s The Longest Day was previously adapted into the 1962 D-Day movie starring John Wayne. A Bridge Too Far features an impressive ensemble cast, including Michael Caine, Sean Connery ...

An unusual and courageous choice for a war movie as it centres on marked ... In the end it they were aiming too high, pushing one bridge too far. War and moviemaking share a lot in common.

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.

The US soldier Robert Redford played in 1977 film A Bridge Too Far did not like how he was portrayed, according to a leading military historian. Sir Antony Beevor is quoted in The Times as saying ...