In September 1944 flush with success after the Normandy Invasion the Allies confidently launched Operation Market Garden a wild scheme intended to put an early end of World War II by invading Germany & smashing the Reich's war plants. However a combination of battlefield politics faulty intelligence bad luck & worse weather led to disaster. An epic retelling of World War II's most tragic blunder A Bridge Too Far directed by Academy Award winner Richard Attenborougfh meticulously depicts the ambitious plan which resulted in more Allied casualties than the entire Normandy landing. Painstakingly re-created on actual battlefield locations & boasting a remarkable all-star cast A Bridge Too Far accurately recaptures the monumental scope excitement & danger behind one of the biggest military gambles in history.