A Bridge Too Far.

Does anyone know where I could find pictures of tanks and armour and trucks and other vehicles from XXX Corps in a Bridge too far from the actual movie A bridge too far?

And does anyone know where I could find pics or stills of the Polish paras in the boats attempting to cross the river from the movie?B)

Would also like pictures of British paras at the house on the bridge, and pics of that house from different angles!Thank you for any help!

 

A Bridge Too Far [DVD] [1977]: Amazon.co.uk: Sean Connery, Ryan O'Neal, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Gene Hackman, Siem Vroom, Marlies van Alcmaer, Erik van 't Wout, Wolfgang Preiss, Hans von Borsody, Josephine Peeper, Dirk Bogarde, Geoff

 

I bought the book many years ago.

It had most of the pics you are looking for.

 

A bridge too far : the incredible story of one of the most spectacular motion pictures of out timeFitzpatrick, N.Impressum New York : The Family-Circle, 1977

 

Xheers guys, I'll have a look!

 

:p Looking for ideas for Arnhem figures by any chance old bean? :p

 

:p Looking for ideas for Arnhem figures by any chance old bean? :p

Hell yes!

 

Hell yes!

Harry, complete with Red Beret and brolly!!!

Hello, Harry.
Hello. Johnny.

You know, Harry; I always wanted to ask you but didn't because I knew you so very much wanted me to; but why do you always carry that umbrella?

Bad memory. Never could remember the password. Knew no Jerry would carry one. Had to prove I was an Englishman, you see.

 

Harry, complete with Red Beret and brolly!!!

Hello, Harry.


Hello. Johnny.


You know, Harry; I always wanted to ask you but didn't because I knew you so very much wanted me to; but why do you always carry that umbrella?


Bad memory. Never could remember the password. Knew no Jerry would carry one. Had to prove I was an Englishman, you see.

This character ws based on Maj DigbyTatham-Warter who carried an umbrella for the very reason quoted.

Steve W.

 

This character ws based on Maj DigbyTatham-Warter who carried an umbrella for the very reason quoted.

Steve W.

He also wore a bowler 'at to go with his brolly for a time during the Battle of Arnhem!

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=22769&d=1259367448

 

Watching a re-run of the film after recording it yesterdsy.

I know that this film has it's detractors but at the same time, for me anyway, it portrayed action pretty realistically.

I have to say that for one short moment I was back in my Honey in April 1945, wincing everytime something came too close for comfort

Ron

 

I caught some of it yesterday, I had to then watch till the end. It is a real whose who of American and British cinema, it took me ages to recognise Anthony Hopkins.

 

Going back to the book, I read a sequel to that by Urquhart, about how he eventually managed to escape back to England.
Can't find the name of the book, but it seemed authentic at the time. Except I couldn't get Sean Connery's face out of my mind when reading it.

 

Urqhuart got away in the original evacuation from Oosterbeek, as depicted in the film. Are you perhaps thinking of someone else, such as Brigadier (later General Sir) John Hackett who wrote an account of his dramatic escape called 'I Was a Stranger'?

 

Yes you're right, thanks, it was by Sir John Hackett.
Tried to post the link from amazon but something's not working.
T.

 

edit - here it is.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Was-Stranger-Sir-John-Hackett/dp/0712665625
the reviews are very good - a very exciting and moving book.

 

I said to Andrea when I was watching it that your dad was on one of those tanks !

Love the film, first film my dad took me to watch at our local cinema-All the staff were dressed in WW2 uniforms and there was a parachute hanging in the entrance with lots of cam netting etc.

 

If you like this film then I would suggest getting hold of a copy of "Theirs is the Glory' which was made in 1945 and used the soldiers that did the actual fighting as the actors.

John