In the 1970s, the war blockbuster " The Distant Bridge " directed by Academy Award-winning director Richard Attenborough and co-starred by dozens of Hollywood big-name stars was released worldwide. The film is based on the " Market Garden Operation " initiated by the Allies at the end of the World War II. It tells the story of the largest airborne operation in the history of human war, from initiation to disastrous defeat.
"Operation Market Garden" was the boldest and most imaginative combat operation in World War II, but it was also the only major failure suffered by the Allies on the European battlefield. The number of casualties actually exceeded twice that of Operation Overlord's Normandy. Of the 10,000 soldiers of the British 1st Airborne Division alone, more than 1,400 were killed, more than 6,000 were captured, and only more than 2,300 people finally broke through.
The film has a strong cast, gathering dozens of stars from different countries, including James Kahn , Michael Kahn , Shawn Connery , Robert Redford , Anthony Hopkins , and other dozens of stars from different countries, and have won numerous awards.
"The Distant Bridge" is magnificent and atmospheric. All props are flying in the sky or running on the ground, even a bullet is a physical object provided by the army. As long as he is a famous person who has appeared in the film, whether he is the German, American, British, Polish, or civilian, he is all historical figures who have truly existed in this battle, and no one is fictional!
Let us relive this classic together -
Commander of the 1st Airborne Division of the British Army: Major General Robert Urquet
Sean Connery plays
Major General Robert Urquet: After leading his troops to fight for 10 days, on September 26, 1944, he had to lead his troops to break through the south bank of Rhine . There were more than 10,000 officers and soldiers in the division, and only more than 2,300 remained. After the war, Major General Robert Urquet wrote in his memoir "That bridge is too far away from us!"
Shawn Connery plays the miserable commander of the British First Airborne Division (Red Devils). As soon as his troops landed, they lost contact with other troops due to communication issues.
What's worse is that he and several of his entourages were chased by the German army. In order to avoid the German army's search, he had to hide for 39 hours with the help of local residents, completely losing command of the troops.
Shawn Connery 's representative works include: "007" series, " Raiders of the Lost Ark 3", " Brave the Deadly Island ", " Stealing the Sky Trap " and other films. In 1987, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 60th Academy Awards for starring in the gangster movie " Iron-faced ".
His handsome appearance, iconic Scottish accent, and a wild and gentlemanly image, he is called " The Sexiest Man on Earth ".
Shawn Connery was born on August 25, 1930 and died on October 31, 2020 at the age of 90.
Battalion Commander of the 3rd Battalion of the British Irish Guard Armored Division: Lieutenant Colonel Giles van derler
Michael Kane plays
Lieutenant Colonel Giles van derler: Shortly after the end of World War II, the life introduction on the tombstone was only one sentence, " A former Irish Guard ".
Michael Cain In the film, Lieutenant Colonel Giles van derler led his 3rd Armored Battalion, starting from the initial atmosphere of death that enveloped the entire battalion, to the blind optimism when the German army did not resist in the early stage of the operation, to the difficulty of walking in the battle later, and the anxiety of ants crawling all the way...
Michael Cain Use his consistent superb acting skills to rigorously and truly reflect the "market garden operation" personally formulated by Marshal Montgomery, which was full of unparalleled adventure, blindness and impulsivity from the beginning, which led to the destined ending of this battle!
Michael Kane 's representative works include: "Batman: The Dark Knight", "Deadly Magic", " Inception ", " Interstellar ", " Shocking Demons thieves ", "Ace Agents: Agents Academy" and other films.
In 1997, Michael Kane was selected by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Most Influential Male Movie Stars in History" and ranked 55th. In 2000, Queen Elizabeth II of England named him a jazz.
Commander of the 30th Army of the British Army: Lieutenant General Brian Horox
Edward Fox plays
Lieutenant General Brian Horox: 1960 Lieutenant General Brian Horox published his memoir "A Life with a Frost", telling the story of himself being captured twice in World War I. In 1944, he became the commander of the 30th Army of the British Army. In the same year, he suffered a severe blow in the "Market Garden Operation" and was almost captured for the third time. His evaluation of himself was just like the name of his memoir - A weathered life!
Edward Fox In the film, Lieutenant General Brian Horox, the commander of the 30th Army of the British Army, is the assistant that Marshal Montgomery relies most on "Operation Market Garden".
Edward Fox's passionate performance in the film is both calm and wise and arrogant. The scene of the 3-minute tactical speech was regarded by critics in the world's film industry as - , the most confident commander among all war movies so far!
Edward Fox 's representative works include: "The Legend of Gandhi", "Gulliver's Travels", "Lost Space", " Orphans in the Fog " and other films. They have won many American National Review Association Awards and British Film Academy Awards .
Brigade commander of the 1st Paratrooper Brigade of Poland: Major General Sosapovsky
Gene Hackman plays
Major General Sosapovsky: Brigade commander of the 1st Paratrooper Brigade of Poland, he was the first Allied general to propose an opposition to the Montgomery "Market Garden Operation" plan. When the battle was launched, the 1st Paratrooper Brigade of Poland was the second wave of parachuting troops, responsible for capturing the Arnhem Bridge.
As a result, the scheduled landing location happened to be at the junction of two German armored divisions. The German army massacred the 1st Paratrooper Brigade of Poland like a bird, and only more than 300 were left by the end of the battle.
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National Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed SS and Commander of the 2nd Armored Army: William Betterrich
Maximilian Sher plays William Betterrich: On May 8, 1945, Betterrich surrendered to the US military in Austrian . In 1954, he was acquitted after being tried by the Bordeaux District Court in France. defeated the Allies' "Operation Market Garden", which was William Betterrich's last victory in World War II. William Betrich, who has always opposed Adolf in military and political terms, and Himmler is preparing to get rid of him. At this time, the British 1st airborne division descended from the sky, and William Betrich made a brilliant contribution, thus saving his life. This man has a hideous face in the movie, but the real William Betrich in history is gentle and elegant, with a very knightly demeanor. Maximilian Sher is an Australian actor, but he has been active in the German film industry for a long time, so many European movie fans mistakenly think that he is German. Maximilian Sher was nominated for Best Actor twice for the Academy Award, and won the Academy Award for Best Actor for " Judgment in Nuremberg ". His representative works include: "Topkabi", "The Man in the Tub", " Julia ", "Joan of Arc", "The Legend of Marlon Brando" and other films. Hardi Kruger plays Hardi Kruger: As the main actor of "The Distant Bridge", Hardy Kruger was a real armed SS officer at the end of World War II. In March 1945, Hardy Kruger was recruited into the newly formed 38th Armored Grenadier of the SS, the 38th Armored Grenadier of the Armed SS. The predecessor of this unit was the local SS flag team in Bavaria. Its membership was generally older, so the proportion of officers was very high. Hadi Kruger participated in the defense battle on the south bank of the Danube River. After a series of retreats, he surrendered to the Western Front with his troops in May 1945 and was detained in an Allied prisoner-of-war camp in Tyrol State, western Austria. After the war, Hardy Kruger began to learn performances and became a professional actor of German officers in movies and TV series. In his spare time, he often gives live speeches on his World War II experience in public and conducts anti-war propaganda. Hardi Kruger was born on April 12, 1928 and is still alive and lives at the age of 93. Most of its partners and collaborators in many of its films are no longer alive. His representative works include: "War and Memories", "Insider", " Wild Goose Squad " and other films. Director: Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough: "The Legend of Gandhi" and "Chaplin" all came from the hands of Richard Attenborough. In his home, the display case was filled with "Oscar Little Golden Man". "The Distant Bridge" was filmed in 1977, and it was the peak period of Richard Attenborough's creation. It was an era without special effects and was created entirely by real kung fu. He was able to gather dozens of popular stars in a film, and many of them were willing to be supporting roles. It was not easy. As early as 1947, Elizabeth was awarded the title of Cavalier actor Lawrence Oliver , the husband of peerless beauty Vivien Leigh , the male lead of famous film history " Pride and Prejudice ", only plays a Dutch doctor who has few scenes and wears a suit and a bow tie in a dutch in the film. Student. Anthony Hopkins, this palace-level performance master who won the 63rd American Golden Globe Awards Cecil B. Demir Awards and Lifetime Achievement Awards, the 61st British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards Lifetime Achievement Awards, played the British Army's 1st airborne in the film Division Lieutenant John Forrest. The eldest son Sonny in the movie "The Godfather" 1 James Kane Played Sergeant Duheng of the 2nd Battalion of the 502nd Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division in "The Distant Bridge". With a promise of "I won't let you die", he ran wildly in 8 minutes and forced the lieutenant back from the hands of the god of death alone. These famous actors and heavyweight actors in Hollywood back then, who are not the protagonists who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones they are in charge in other movies? But as supporting roles, they appeared in "The Distant Bridge", their performance is still the most exciting play! The classic film "The Distant Bridge" is excellent in: truly restores historical facts, never puts on makeup, never puts too much embellishment, and never avoids your own miserable defeat. There is no "Black Hawk Down" as a heroism, nor does it have a humanitarian interpretation of " Save the Soldier Ryan ", nor does it have the praise and endless praise of superior leaders in the former Soviet series " Liberation "... This movie has been straightforward from the beginning to the end. The central idea is only one, that is - The British senior officials sitting in the office measured a paper distance with a ruler for a large military map based on wrong intelligence and imagination out of thin air, and then made a wrong decision very optimistically, which eventually led to the loss of allied officers and soldiers, and one of them fought back! By the way, this movie was unprecedented when it was released in the UK on June 15, 1977. It won many awards and nominations such as Best Photography, Best Supporting Actor, Best Soundtrack, etc. at the 31st British Academy of Film and Television Art Awards in 1978. Leader of the armed SS and commander of the 9th "Hothenstaufen Armored Division": Lutvich
"The Distant Bridge" - The Ceiling of World War II Movies
