NEAR MINT - UNSEALED - ONLY ONE AVAILABLE
Director Richard Attenborough's star-studded film adaptation of author Cornelius Ryan's A Bridge Too Far, the story of World War II's ill-fated Operation Market Garden, was quite ill-fated in its own right. The spectacular and expensive film was a critical and financial failure when it was first released, and effectively sounded the death knoll for big budget World War II films. Operation Market Garden was an attempt to end the war by punching a hole through the retreating German army and push through to Berlin, but was sadly a costly defeat for the Allied armies.
The film features a huge number of stars including Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford, Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Elliott Gould and Ryan O'Neal among others.
The Soundtrack: The renowned score by composer John Addison conveys both the epic scale of the endeavor and the tragic impact of the operation's failure on the soldiers and civilians involved. It has never had a CD release, and is much beloved by enthusiasts of war movies.
1. Overture
2. A Dutch Rhapsody
3. Before The Holocaust
4. Underground Resistance
5. Air Lift
6. Hospital Tent
7. Arnhem
8. Nijmegen Bridge
9. March Of The Paratroopers
10. Bailey Bridge
11. Human Roadblock
12. Futile Mission
13. The Waal River
14. Arnhem Destroyed
15. Retreat
16. A Bridge Too Far March