Trivia: A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1 Viewer)

[dragon53]

TRIVIA---today is the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, the Allied invasion of Holland which was supposed to end World War II in Europe early. The story of the disastrous Allied invasion was told in A BRIDGE TOO FAR. Director Richard Attenborough had an uncredited cameo as one of the lunatics in a lunatic asylum, who escaped when the asylum was accidentally bombed.

IN A BRIDGE TOO FAR, Richard Attenborough directed Robert Redford and Michael Caine.

Attenborough had an uncredited cameo as the lunatic wearing glasses.

 

[King & Country]

TRIVIA---today is the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, the Allied invasion of Holland which was supposed to end World War II in Europe early. The story of the disastrous Allied invasion was told in A BRIDGE TOO FAR. Director Richard Attenborough had an uncredited cameo as one of the lunatics in a lunatic asylum, who escaped when the asylum was accidentally bombed.

IN A BRIDGE TOO FAR, Richard Attenborough directed Robert Redford and Michael Caine.

Attenborough had an uncredited cameo as the lunatic wearing glasses.

Great movie and book...Both inspired K&C’s ‘ARNHEM ‘44’ series when it began back in 1995...and still inspires today!
Best wishes,
Andy.

 

[villagehorse]

Good to know you are not running out of ideas Andy. Bring it on I say.^&grin. Robin.

 

[dragon53]

A BRIDGE TOO FAR: The real Nijmegen bridge confrontation between "Robert Redford" and Lord Carrington.


LINK: https://www.thestate.com/news/polit...s-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article14406341.html