A Bridge Too Far 4K Ultra HD presents Richard Attenborough’s monumental World War II epic in its most expansive and authoritative home presentation. Based on Cornelius Ryan’s bestselling account of Operation Market Garden, the film chronicles one of the most ambitious — and catastrophic — Allied military campaigns of the Second World War.
 
In September 1944, buoyed by victory in Normandy, Allied leadership gambled on a bold plan to end the war by seizing a series of strategic bridges deep inside Nazi-occupied territory. What followed was a perfect storm of miscalculation, intelligence failures, weather complications, and political pressure that led to devastating losses. A Bridge Too Far reconstructs these events with meticulous historical detail, balancing large-scale battlefield spectacle with intimate human drama on both sides of the conflict.
 
Directed by Richard Attenborough and written by William Goldman, the film is anchored by one of the most extraordinary ensemble casts ever assembled, including Gene Hackman, Robert Redford, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, James Caan, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O’Neal, and Elliott Gould. Each performance contributes to a sweeping yet grounded portrait of courage, sacrifice, and the tragic cost of overconfidence in wartime decision-making.
 
This 4K Ultra HD edition restores A Bridge Too Far from a new scan of the original 35mm camera negative, delivering remarkable clarity, scale, and tonal depth that fully honors the film’s epic scope.
 
directed by: Richard Attenborough
written by: William Goldman
starring: Gene Hackman, Robert Redford, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, James Caan, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O’Neal, Elliott Gould
1977 / 175 min / English