Is a bridge too far a documentary?

A “making-of” documentary included in a special edition DVD of A Bridge Too Far says that, at the time of its release, “the film was shunned by American critics and completely ignored at Oscar time for daring to expose the fatal inadequacies of the Allied campaign.”

How many C 47 were used in a bridge too far?

Eleven aircraft (all C-47s) were used for this movie.

What happened at the end of a bridge too far?

In the end, the operation failed; the German troops’ resistance and responsiveness was severely underestimated. Moreover, the Allied forces had completely overlooked two German armoured divisions, consisting of about 6,000 soldiers.

Who said it’s A Bridge Too Far?

Browning was played by Dirk Bogarde, a 1950s British leading man whose quote in the movie becomes: “Well, as you know, I’ve always thought that we tried to go a bridge too far.”

Where does the phrase A Bridge Too Far come from?

General Roy E. Urquhart, in his 1958 memoir Arnhem, ascribed the phrase to general Frederick “Boy” Browning. It was popularized by being chosen as the title of Cornelius Ryan’s 1974 book on Operation Market Garden and the subsequent 1977 epic war film.

How accurate is A Bridge Too Far?

Regarding the course of historical events during the operation, A Bridge Too Far is as accurate as one movie can be. Not only because it presented events the way they happened, but because it also depicted the bad relations between officers and other reasons that contributed to the operation ending up as a failure.

How realistic is A Bridge Too Far?

What were the German tanks in A Bridge Too Far?

This tank is actually a German-made, post-war tank named “Leopard I” with a few modifications to look like a German Panzer V Panther tank of the World War II era. Given that the Leopard I is actually an offspring/based on the Panzer V this is a good choice.