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A Bridge Too Far

1977 Action film War film Drama film

A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 film directed by Richard Attenborough. It stars Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine and others.

Top cast

55 people

Dirk Bogarde

Frederick Browning, Lieutenant-General Frederick 'Boy' Browning

James Caan

Staff Sergeant Eddie Dohun
Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Joe Vandeleur, Lieutenant-Colonel J.O.E. Vandeleur

Michael Byrne

Giles Vandeleur, Lieutenant-Colonel Giles Vandeleur
Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Roy Urquhart, Major-General Roy Urquhart

Edward Fox

Brian Horrocks, Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks
Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Dr. Jan Spaander

Elliott Gould

Robert Sink, Colonel Robert Stout

Gene Hackman

Stanisław Sosabowski, Major General Stanisław Sosabowski
Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

John Frost, Lieutenant-Colonel John Frost

Ryan O'Neal

James M. Gavin, Brigadier General James Gavin
Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Julian Cook, Major Julian Cook

More cast

  • Wolfgang Preiss Gerd von Rundstedt, Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt
  • Maximilian Schell Wilhelm Bittrich, General der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich
  • Liv Ullmann Kate ter Horst
  • Hardy Krüger Heinz Harmel, Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig
  • Paul Maxwell Maxwell D. Taylor, Major General Maxwell Taylor
  • Hans von Borsody Günther Blumentritt, General der Infanterie Günther Blumentritt
  • Walter Kohut Walter Model, Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model
  • Denholm Elliott RAF Meteorology Officer
  • Jeremy Kemp RAF Briefing Officer
  • Nicholas Campbell Captain Glass
  • Peter Faber Captain Arie Bestebreurtje
  • Paul Copley Private Wicks
  • Stephen Moore Anthony Deane-Drummond, Major Robert Steele
  • John Stride Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Grenadier Guards Major
  • Alun Armstrong Corporal Davies
  • Hartmut Becker German Army sentry
  • Garrick Hagon Lieutenant Rafferty
  • Anthony Shaw U.S. Captain
  • John Ratzenberger James Megellas, Lieutenant Wall
  • Fred Williams Viktor Eberhard Gräbner, Hauptsturmführer Viktor Eberhard Gräbner
  • Simon Chandler Private Simmonds
  • Ben Cross Trooper Binns
  • Sean Mathias Irish Guards Lieutenant
  • Hilary Minster British Medical Officer
  • Arthur Hill US Army Surgeon Colonel
  • Winston Churchill Winston Churchill, Self (archive footage)
  • Erwin Rommel Erwin Rommel, Self (archive footage)
  • Charles de Gaulle Charles de Gaulle, Self (archive footage)
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower, Self (archive footage)
  • Alfred Jodl Alfred Jodl, Self (archive footage)
  • Donald Douglas Gerald Lathbury, Brigadier Gerald Lathbury
  • Gerald Sim Colonel Sims
  • Donald Pickering Lieutenant-Colonel C.B. MacKenzie
  • Christopher Good Digby Tatham-Warter, Major Harry Carlyle
  • Frank Grimes Brian Urquhart, Major Fuller
  • Michael Graham Cox James Cleminson, Captain Jimmy Cleminson
  • Keith Drinkel Lieutenant Cornish
  • George Innes Sergeant MacDonald
  • David Auker 'Taffy' Brace
  • Lex van Delden Bittrich's aide.
  • Erik Chitty Organist
  • Richard Attenborough Lunatic wearing glasses
  • Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler, Self (archive footage)

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q467053), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

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