A Bridge Too Far • Main Theme • John Addison
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- Soundtrack from the 1977 Richard Attenborough film "A Bridge Too Far" with Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Hardy Kruger, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell & Liv Ullmann. --- HD Film Tributes is a channel with over three hundred movie homages currently posted. We make zero money from CZcams as obviously none of these edits will ever be monetized by us. Any and all ad revenue from these videos goes directly to Google as well as to the various copyright owners, just as it should.
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Rest in peace, Sean Connery. You were a great actor.
He was 007 no exceptions
Amen
This was truly an all-star cast. Connery was just one of many greats cast in A Bridge Too Far.
@@GrosvnerMcaffrey Except for A Bridge Too Far.... he was a British captain.... and the ww2 equivalent of Bravo 6.
RIP, Hardy Krüger, Sean Connery, James Caan, Maximilian Schell ❤❤😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
"I took ten thousand men into Arnhem, I've come out with less than two. I don't feel much like sleeping . . ."
'Two days, they said. We've been here nine.'
@@Elitist20 it was supposed to all end before Christmas
@Big Chap I know it’s not exactly historically accurate but when he said that in the film I had a moment where I walked out of the room because his acting was so on point I wanted to bitch slap him from here to eternity. I love it when an actor is so good at his performance that I forget it’s a movie for a second
According to reports urquhart
Thumped browning on his return which they didn't show
In movie!
If only Americans had provided full support
Awesome movie! With the greatest American and British actors.
and germans too
@@natadraco7996 Yeah, some kickass German stars.
And poslish
Yes the best cast I can think of in a single movie since the "The Longest Day".
@@timcolder2789 And ofcourse the great music from Addison.
I like how the mood shifted towards the end of the video. The first part was triumphant and showed the battle while the latter half showed the human cost for the Allied, Axis, and civilians.
Basically the theme embodies what the Allies felt at the time of the operation at first they were confident overly so and uphoric as they thought that the Germans were finished as in the Eastern front army group center was destroyed and France was liberated but as the battles went on they realized that they were being naive in their estimation and planning.
@@forickgrimaldus8301 spot on
For a movie of this scale made back in the 70's, it's one of the very best. Just loved the Firefly Shermans and the Pak40 ATGs. Great cast, great show.
It seems the only really noticeable non-WWII vehicles were the P-47s and Panther fakes. It is amazing to see a column of Shermans.
@@theamazingcaptainawesome3438 It showed what could be done with a little imagination, or more specifically fibre glass and Volkswagen Beetles.
@@robossuperchannel9434well yes and no. This was probably about the last time they could pull together still operational examples of the real things to use for the closer shots. Those shots of the C-47’s? That’s not CGI. They got enough flying planes and painted them up to give that epic feel of the scale of things.
Uniforms and personal equipment all 100% original, which will never be the case again in a film. In recent war films the tailoring and materials are lamentable.
En producción y efectos de guerra es una película ya clásica.
Hell of a day, huh? Look at them, wild!"
"Have you ever been liberated?
"I've been divorced twice, does that count?"
"Yes, that counts."
That's my favorite line in the movie.
Have you got any of that Bailey crap?
I was there in Deventer in 1977 when many scenes were recorded there. The set was closed during the week, but on weekends you could walk around. Beautiful recreated houses.
and no CGI ! everything real ... 1000's of extras... Brilliant!!!
Plenty of movie trickery in the scenes with the C-47s, but agree it looks much better than CGI.
Even the Star Wars Original Trilohy has those movie tricks. 1000 times better than CGI
This makes me so proud to be British. My Grandfather fought in the Special Forces in WWII. He won the Military Cross and Bar (means he won the cross twice). He was mentioned in Dispatches three times. He was a remarkable gentleman. Major George Duncan, you can read about him in almost any book about the history of the SBS. He was originally in the LRPG with Stirling and Paddy Maine, knew them both well and counted them as friends. He can be seen in a documentary about Special Forces, there’s a small bit about SAS and SBS on Sicily and he can be seen celebrating with other operators.
Keep his memory alive and well ! These heroes are slowly fading .
Thanks. The MC Bar is impressive. My father's cousin was an advisor for this film. He was a parachutist and was injured in this operation.
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That is quite an achievement, I'd be very proud of him aswell 🇬🇧
The British were ver political in this battle. My dad's cousin had a hard time from them, blamed for failure. The Poles were treated badly also. My dad's cousin got the DSO medal in the battle from the commander.
One of my favorite war movies of all time. Thanks!
And a great score by John Addison 👏
I love the fact that parachute drop was REAL! No cgi there! All serving troops too.
Saw at the cinema in November 1977. Still holds it own against any war film made ever since. A stellar cast and I cannot think of any other film which has had better since "The Longest Day" in the early '60's. Very realistic battle scenes without the help of CGI and a pretty close depiction of the the true story.
I was all of 14 when I saw this in a theater for the first time....Star Wars came out this year as well.....Star Wars blew you away with the special effects work...A Bridge Too Far....Blew you away with the scale of the production....It really gave you a feel for just how massive the whole undertaking of this war was...All those DC-3's and paratroopers....It remains to this day one of my all time favorite movies period...and what a great musical score.
By far the best WW2 movie in my opinion,the effort put in o make it as accurate as possible is just incredible,some of Holywood's hotshots being in it and it holds a sentimental value to me because me and my Grandad watched it,it was my first WW2 film,one to cherish and remember forever
If you think this is the best, watch Theirs is the Glory and Battleground. Those are the real deal.
A bridge too far is filled with errors (just like the longest day).
Theirs is the Glory were a pure veteran cast doing what they did, they didn't have to act, just find their old slit trenches.
In Battlefield are a lot of vets as well.
Both movies are as accurate as can be without freaking the general public out.
I get bored and annoyed with a bridge too far unless I put it on as background.
@@davidbrouwers7309
Dude, what are you talking about? one of the most accurate war films to ever be made. The entire cast worked with their character real hero, the entire film was filmed in the real places where the fighting took place, and even the pyrotechnics was spot on
Brilliant, I watched it with my mum and nan👍
@@moshco23 A British veteran who became a leading BBC sports commentator challenged Richard Attenborough about some of the scenes featuring the leading actors and what the real people were supposed to have said and done. Attenborough agreed some were not accurate, but said we had all these expensive international stars and we had to give them something to say.
But I agree it's a terrific war film one of the best.
The planes rising above the Yorkshire terraces is phenomenal cinematography.
Chills. My Dad was stationed in England for a year, preparing for D-Day. He said aircraft flew wingtip to wingtip. as far as you could see, and the ground rumbled.
Wasn’t even d day though
75th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden Tomorrow (September 17th)
Battle of Arnheim
@@StanleyJones365 he was a great soldier
My grandoncle know this operation.georges commando sasand serge captain of battle ship
At the time of this film's release, the music was often claimed by many critics to be inappropriate. I think they may have missed the point. William Goldman (the screen writer) said that he broke the book down on the structure of the James Fox's speech about the cavalry arriving to save the day. At least to me, John Addison's music sounds like this idea. It's a rousing, hopeful theme about what is meant to happen. It feels like the spirit in which the soldiers had to face this situation and the same music becomes tragic when the reality of the events play out. So I don't think it's inappropriate. Either at the start of the operation or the failure at the end, the music seems emotionally correct.
This makes me so proud of our lads back then so much bravery they tried to shorten the war and save many lives so proud of them
We are including Todays German people. The noble and unassuming sacrifice of the greatest generation made a free Europe possible!
Best War Film by a country mile and no CGI in sight , all practical effects and it actually happened
What about The Longest Day and Kelly's Heroes?
There was some dubbing of the c47's doing the droppings
M@@annedejong1040Which, lets be honest, was unavoidable. They had to in order to potray the sheer scale.
Plus it's genuinely done really well and barely noticable.
Watched this with new eyes after watching Band Of Brothers. Richard Attenborough was an amazing director.
A Richard Attenborough masterpiece. One of the greatest War Films ever made. Amazing battle scenes and some of the greatest actors come together to honour the heroes of Arnhem. I saw at the cinema when I was 9 years old and will never forget it. They will never make a film as good as this again.
I agree.
@@artin80 ich auch .
This and Tora Tora Tora are probably my top two oldies war movies, they just did their best (with slight hollywood embellishment and I mean slight) to maintain utmosts historical accuracy
Movies like this will never be made again due to cgi. Thank god for this movie using all real and accurate equipment.
Incredible soundtrack, amazing scenes, it owes nothing to the current movies full of computer special effects.
Nothing but first rate actors and a great director. That is what makes this war movie one of the best of all time. I don't think they could ever gather so much talent these days to make a film like this again
One of the best historical WW2 films of all time. Watch it all the time. Great theme and music. That and the Battle of Britain.
John Addison's greatest score !! So stirring and memorable,thank you sir.
John Addison was also a of the battle
John Addison win a BAFTA Award for this theme; British Academy Award.
It really was an outstanding score. It made an excellent even better.
By far the greatest generation. Not many still left unfortunately.
Indrukwekkend Main Theme. Vele adembenemende scenes. De laatste slotscene is zeker adembenemend gefilmd en uitgebeeld: het gezin dat vertrekt in de verte en vooral het kind op afstandje er achteraan. Heel emotioneel en treffend in beeld gebracht.
SO At the age of 57, this is still my fav war movie ever!!!!! [ ok u got modern stuff+cgi etc, know them all!!! ] in this one we lost!!!! [ band of brothers] If you remade this to day , it would cost a fortune!!!!!!???? A Stellar cast, and a wonderful tune!!!! god bless all for there service!!!
I saw this movie as a child in 1977 - went to theater by myself this was long before the idea of PG-13. It was overwhelming, not in bad way, but just in the amount of information to process. Most war movies I had seen before where the 1950s era highly sanitized allies always win movies. It took me three watching of this to grasp that the allies lost.
Since then I have also re-watched this and had had the luck of actually having romantic partners who also enjoyed watching it. In 1997 I went to Germany with my SO to visit my in-laws and we could not wait to escape family, booked 2 nights in Arnhem, found a hash shop and and spending two days baked and walked all over from Arnhem to Oosterbeek drop zones to Hotel Hartenstein to John Frost Bridge - climbing over the howitzer near the bridge. Good thing the dutch are tolerant people and just looked amused at a german and american being stoned war tourists.
It has fascinated me. I have a half dozen books on it, I have war gamed from both sides - HPS Simulations Market Garden '44, and various FPS.
This movie had brilliant cinematography and art direction. It also could have had Audrey Hepburn in it too but her asking price was too high. I personally think she placed it too high because of the traumatic memories of that time because she was there in Holland during the invasion and the war. She was a courier for the resistance.
We can say this is if not the best one of the best war movies
Disagree. Too many errors.
If you're not familiar with the ins and outs of Market Garden it might be good otherwise it gets annoying quickly.
For reference: I live a few miles from Nijmegen smack dap in Market Garden area.
Best Market Garden movie is Theirs is the Glory, no actors, real vets of the battle doing what they did a year before the filming in the exact places that they were in.
Certainly one of my favorite war movies of all time, great theme song, spectacular Airborne scenes, fairly accurate portrayal of actual events! 👍🪂🪖🇺🇸
The Doctor:"Just one hour, after that you can kill us all you want"
🇺🇸🇬🇧THESE COLORS NEVER RUN🇬🇧🇺🇸
This was my fav movie back in 1977 I was 9 yrs old. A Bridge to far > Star Wars
Definitely.
Love is star wars. Respect is a bridge too far
This theme makes me very sad and extremely elated by turns. It is a very poignant piece of music and should not be let out without a warning to the effect it will have on the listener's emotions. To some very brave men, those that fell - God rest you. Those that came back, may you have (and had) rest and peace. A duty well done.
The final image of the little boy marching with a stick as a gun and being the only one visible in the frame after it freezes is the saddest part of the movie for me. It's in our DNA to kill and even what that child experienced, he's still playing a soldier. I just love that symbolism.
" Where are those damn boats?"
" I went into Arnhem with 10,000 men and left with under 2,000. I don't feel much like sleeping.."
Who is watching in 2019 great
the video was released in 2019 you muppet
In 2020 there will be a virus don't go outside and prepare your ass me? I am just a random man from the future
So many young men lost. Thank you for your service.
It was the fault of your generals.
Such a big loss.
It has Sean Connery 😂 best war film ever and along with this banger of a tune just makes you wanna hop in a tank and drive it down the road 😂
Did a mock bridge capture and crossing in 1983 some where in Germany with 1st inf division.Had this theme accompany me in my mind all the way across! Thanks for the trip down memory lane.P.S. much easier this time around.
True depictions of events brave men and a fitting film score
Can't make a war movie like this again. It's like a video heritage. Compared to this real power, current picture is a shooting video game. The movie distributor can't return from CG anymore. And the actual veterans and experienced people are gone from this world.
Because all the equipment is 70+ years old and there isn’t a lot of it anymore either.
From the 50's until the Vietnam films of the 80s Hollywood could count on armies for hire such as the American, British,Spanish, or Italians
to recreate ETO battles and the US Marines and Navy,the Australians, and the Japanese for the Pacific War.
With the 70's and 80's you had the Phillippines government providing technical support for Vietnam War epics.
With modern wars Hollywood couldn't get access to the most modern American vehicles and aircraft without letting their scripts get vetted
by the Pentagon,so they went all in on CGI. Blackhawk Down is a noteworthy exception because the Pentagon approved the script.
Great clip. Best war film ever made
Love this film!
Connery's character General Urquhart was reputed to be the highest ranking officer to personally kill an enemy combatant in WW2. It actually was General Mc Arthur outside his CP in the Philippines in 1944 with his .45 ironically 40 years after his first combat kill with a pistol in the Philippines.
Un des plus grands film de guerre ! Bravo
I find the theme music quite soul stirring
The composer John Addison was a XXX Corps veteran of the battle
Probably one of the best 'true' war films ever made
Congratulations on your skilfull juxtaposition of tone of music and imagery.
Wonderful art that you have created here, thank you so much!
grand cinematography and SFX for 1977
Very good work i love this film so much
They don't make them like they use to.
This film will always be the best
Of all war film themes, this one brings a lump to my throat. It captures the essence of the story.
my best film by far x my dad was in the war i cry every time this is on . wwll made and wow .... ill say no more my tears are there already ❤
One of the best war movies I have ever seen.
Another masterful edition. Thanks for your great job.
THIS GREAT 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 MOVIE IS SOMETHING ALL HISTORY CLASSES SHOULD WATCH 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
Everytime I see a war movie from World War 2, I always think:
These men were so brave. If there was another HUGE war like this, would we be able to find such a great number of such people again
@HoH SiS Some fancy RC helicopters won't do much good in a full scale war, well trained and equipped GIs in large numbers are more important than drones and other similar toys. Drones are good foor gathering information but not much more than that.
'You scared the shit out of me, you stupid bastard.'
'You did a fine job yourself, sir, if it makes you feel any better.'
'You're goddamn right it does.'
Wonderful job! Thank you!
Bellísimo! Como siempre, un gran trabajo!
Ik was erbij in Deventer, in 1977 toen daar veel scenes werden opgenomen. Door de week was de set afgesloten,maar in de weekends kon je er rondlopen. Prachtig die nagebouwde huizen.
Well get it Sort it Out!!! Before We Have A Bloody Disaster in our Hands!!!
Impressive juxtapositions of appropriate scenes from the film to fit the emotional cadence of particular parts of the musical score. Well done.
The opening credits always make the hairs stand up. Incredible film and cast. Great video!
I work at the brose factory in Coventry. It is a German family owned company. My Late Father worked as a riveter on the Dakota aircraft after the war. The German people are perfectly alright.
Thanks for uploading this I got a load of memories tied to this film 🎥. ❤️❤️
Was there ever a more aptly named film. I understand a quote from Browning.
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A great film. Without question. And a great Marshal theme. God Bless Her Majesty The Queen.
Absolute masterpiece of a movie, and amazing how much the music score makes it so. In my opinion one of the best World War II films ever made. Thank you very much for this video.
The Best war movie ever!
One of my all-time favorites
Wonderful
Love it. It's so Majestic.
has there ever been such a star-studded cast? I cant think of one.
Longest Day, actually.
@@nickmitsialis And the Longest Day was done up much much better!
@@geodes4762 Yes; I don't know if it's because 20 years older means more vets and authentic kit or not but TLD has something more than BTF.
great theme song, great movie to me
Patton and bridge too far consider one of my personal collection for WW2 movie. Good song, good story and i love study about history for WW2, especially market garden.
This was good.
Yes Great series 😎
A great movie. A great cast.
Beautiful
The role played by Gene Hackman pointing fingers at Monty was right
Greatest war film ever made.
Perfect movie 👍👍
WHOAH! SUPERB, AMAZING, FANTASTIC, aaahhh, what else, aaahhh . . . wait, I'm looking for my thesaurus . . . superbly edited. Kudos to the video editors, copy/scriptwriters
I.......
Don't know what your talking bout
British and Americans forever...back in the day these were men😊👍🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸
Read Cornelius Ryan's book- the movie did it justice.
Had the British only been patient, took the initiative and reinforced the British 1st Airborne with either Sir Richard Gale's 6th Airborne or the US XVIIIth Corps under Matt Ridgway, and had they LISTENED to Dutch & Allied Intel, they could've won.
Wow nicely done
A movie that can tell so many stories and not get bogged down or uninteresting it's the perfect war movie
Bruh this make me cry 😭
Good as alway's:)
They were just so close
I loved the scene where Robert Redford says he intends to cross the river like George Washington.
I remember him reciting the Hail Mary over and over, in that endless rowing across that river.
It really was "A Bridge too Far" Nicely done!