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A bridge too far

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Watching it now on DVD, what a cool film 🙂

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Watching it now on DVD, what a cool film 🙂
It is a classic.

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Originally posted by shortcircuit
It is a classic.
Any film that has Robert redford, Michael Cane, and James caan as bit parts just has to be 🙂

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Watching it now on DVD, what a cool film 🙂
The real thing:

WW2 - Operation Market Garden (1944)

Combat footage. German Newsreel. Allied military operation in WWII (Sep-1944). The operation was initially successful with the capture of the Waal bridge at Nijmegen on 20 September, but was a failure overall as the final Rhine bridge at Arnhem was never taken, and the British 1st Airborne Division was destroyed in the ensuing combat.

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Originally posted by ivanhoe
The real thing:

WW2 - Operation Market Garden (1944)

Combat footage. German Newsreel. Allied military operation in WWII (Sep-1944). The operation was initially successful with the capture of the Waal bridge at Nijmegen on 20 September, but was a failure overall as the final Rhine bridge at Arnhem was never taken, and the British 1st Airborne Division w ...[text shortened]... royed in the ensuing combat.

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82nd Airborne Division. HOORAH

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Originally posted by shortcircuit
It is a classic.
I haven't seen that one in a long time. I liked Kelly's Gold too.

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Originally posted by Frank Burns
I haven't seen that one in a long time. I liked Kelly's Gold too.
Frank, did you mean Kelly's Heroes? I am not familiar with Kelly's Gold.

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Originally posted by shortcircuit
Frank, did you mean Kelly's Heroes? I am not familiar with Kelly's Gold.
Yes, you're right. I thought that when I typed it in it sounded a little off.

Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas (sp?)Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland, just a terrific cast.

I think Huck would like this one too.

Thanks for the heads up Shorty.

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Originally posted by Frank Burns
Yes, you're right. I thought that when I typed it in it sounded a little off.

Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas (sp?)Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland, just a terrific cast.

I think Huck would like this one too.

Thanks for the heads up Shorty.
I've seen it, and although it was a fun quirky film, it pales in comparison to "A bridge too far".

Historically accurate, steller cast (Laurence Ollivier as a bit part, you gotta love it), and it hasn't aged with time......i wonder if Donald Sutherland's psychadelic Panzer tank (Hippies in the 1940's ???) was concieved on an acid binge in Hollywood 😛

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
I've seen it, and although it was a fun quirky film, it pales in comparison to "A bridge too far".

Historically accurate, steller cast (Laurence Ollivier as a bit part, you gotta love it), and it hasn't aged with time......i wonder if Donald Sutherland's psychadelic Panzer tank (Hippies in the 1940's ???) was concieved on an acid binge in Hollywood 😛
Check out "The Great Escape" and also "Bridge Over the River Kwai". Some other great ones are "The Battle of the Bulge" and "Where Eagles Dare".

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Originally posted by shortcircuit
Check out "The Great Escape" and also "Bridge Over the River Kwai". Some other great ones are "The Battle of the Bulge" and "Where Eagles Dare".
Dude....i've seen all these films years ago (i'm not that young).

If you want a good americanised war film....Escape to Victory. Sylvester Stalone plays a Goalkeeper - football (soccer to yous) war film...classic.


D Day, and Gallipoli, are more my style.