#abridgetoofar

sad news re #seanconnery I liked him as an actor. I’ve actually been seeing this pic at the current exhibition in @infocentrumwo2 these past months, were he is getting a haircut on the set of #abridgetoofar . Great actor. #rip #restinpeace https://www.instagram.com/p/CHAmNHHndBb/?igshid=ng0kzzyx7nyb

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Je moet er je best voor doen. Via een zandpad is deze Waco Glider te vinden nabij Groesbeek. Het opgetrokken monument is een herinnering aan de Amerikaanse luchtlandingen die hier tijdens operatie Market Garden plaatsvonden. In totaal zouden 2160 Waco’s tijdens Market Garden worden gebruikt. De door Weaver Aircraft Company (kortweg WACO) uit Troy, Ohio gebouwde zwevers vervoerden de 82nd Airborne Division. Zij moesten het gebied tussen Grave en Nijmegen veroveren en dan met name de bruggen. Na zware gevechten werd dit doel bereikt. Helaas lukte dit de Brits/Poolse luchtlandingstroepen bij Arnhem niet, waardoor Market Garden uiteindelijk niet slaagde. ————- In the vicinity of Groesbeek American troops landed in WACO gliders during Operation Market Garden. The gliders were build by Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) from Troy, Ohio. During the battle more than 2000 of them were used to land the 82nd Airborne. Their mission was to secure bridges between Grave and Nijmegen to ensure a save passage by the 101th Airborne and to reach the British and Polish division landed near Arnhem. Although this part of the mission was successful after severe fighting between US and German forces, the entire mission failed. The bridges near Arnhem were successfully defended by unexpected heavy German resistance. The area remained a battleground until February of 1945 when the invasion of the German Rhineland finally was able. #marketgarden #operatiemarketgarden #abridgetoofar #eenbrugtever #groesbeek #gelderland #glider #zweefvliegtuig #waco #ohio #troy #bestofthenetherlands #82ndairborne #82ndairbornedivision #101stairborne #wandelenmetkinderen #wandelenmetdekids #tweedewereldoorlog #rheinland #worldwar2 #ww2 #lestweforget #airborne #1944 #nijmegen #eropuitineigenland #nederlandheeftalles #historyfound (bij Waco Glider) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVPdJuKMMhu/?utm_medium=tumblr

からの… マーケットガーデン作戦 #遠すぎた橋 #abridgetoofar #1977年製作 #177min #richardattenborough🎬 #robertredford #jamescaan #seanconnery #anthonyhopkins (Yokosuka, Kanagawa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRtBdullpq2/?utm_medium=tumblr

#abridgetoofar #lisleadam https://www.instagram.com/p/CPEbTzvnfLp/?utm_medium=tumblr

Now watching:- #ABridgeTooFar even for #WW2 films this is epic and the cast is crazy good #steelbook #BluRay #637 https://www.instagram.com/p/CIoOuuGF3q-/?igshid=uk3rilhu5kfv

Vanavond op tv en in het @infocentrumwo2 (gratis te bezoeken) expositie over het filmen van #abridgetoofar Yup thats #seanconnery (#happybirthday ) getting a haircut on the set. #marketgarden #abridgetoofarmovie #expositie #exhibition #wwii #wwiimovies #behindthrscenes (at Infocentrumwo2 Nijmegen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEzTAEznI-1/?igshid=1ur0w98p086f6

I just rewatched Richard Attenborough's 1977 WWII film, A Bridge Too Far. In a way, it's no masterpiece at all. It's really slow and it enjoys its authentic costumes and locations too much-- almost giving the actors permission to let go a bit. On the other hand, it's nicely paced and authentic and it all plays out a bit more like a documentary, with no single protagonist. I'm sure I don't know enough to comment on historical accuracy, but they sure put their military advisers in the credits. Third time I've watched it and my appreciation has grown. Not sure if this is a series or not, but I've got some more films under my belt that I've been meaning to watch for years, and finally have. #movies #abridgetoofar #seanconnery #richardattenborough #film #1977 (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3LsCDrpt-6/?igshid=1fwwapfl214hs