A Bridge Too Far - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "A Bridge Too Far"
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Timing:
2:55 (175 min)
7.214/10
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7.074/10
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7.4/10
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Joseph E. Levine
Producer
Richard P. Levine
Producer
Casting
Miriam Brickman
Casting
Editor
Special Effects Supervisor
John Richardson
Special Effects Supervisor
John Richardson
Special Effects Supervisor
Art Direction
Roy Stannard
Art Direction
Costume Design
Anthony Mendleson
Costume Design
Stunts
Roy Alon
Stunts
Joe Amsler
Stunts
Dickey Beer
Stunts
Marc Boyle
Stunts
George Lane Cooper
Stunts
Jim Dowdall
Stunts
Joe Dunne
Stunts
Stuart Fell
Stunts
Gregory Hodal
Stunts
Billy Horrigan
Stunts
Alf Joint
Stunts
George Leech
Stunts
Tony Smart
Stunts
Alan Stuart
Stunts
Michael Turk
Stunts
Chris Webb
Stunts
Henry Weissenman
Stunts
Bill Weston
Stunts
Paul Weston
Stunts
Jason White
Stunts
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Alf Joint
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Stunt Driver
Rick Lester
Stunt Driver
Makeup Artist
Ernest Gasser
Makeup Artist
Nick Maley
Makeup Artist
Original Music Composer
Co-Producer
Michael Stanley-Evans
Co-Producer
Production Supervisor
Eric Rattray
Production Supervisor
Associate Producer
John Palmer
Associate Producer
Set Dresser
Stunt Double
Gregory Hodal
Stunt Double
Paul Weston
Stunt Double
Additional Photography
Geoff Glover
Additional Photography
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Wally Byatt
Camera Operator
Louis H. Lavelly
Camera Operator
Property Master
Jack Towns
Property Master
Electrician
Malcolm Evans
Electrician
Alan Martin
Electrician
Aerial Director of Photography
Robin Browne
Aerial Director of Photography
Special Effects Coordinator
George Gibbs
Special Effects Coordinator
Still Photographer
Bob Penn
Still Photographer
Sound Mixer
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Mixer
Robin O'Donoghue
Sound Mixer
Armorer
Bill Aylmore
Armorer
First Assistant Director
David Tomblin
First Assistant Director
Chief Lighting Technician
Jack Conroy
Chief Lighting Technician
Production Manager
Terence A. Clegg
Production Manager
Dickie Bamber
Production Manager
Boom Operator
David Stephenson
Boom Operator
Screenplay
Novel
Cornelius Ryan
Novel
First Assistant Editor
Chris Blunden
First Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Brian Mann
Assistant Editor
Bryan Oates
Assistant Editor
Lighting Technician
Danny Eccleston
Lighting Technician
John Fenner
Lighting Technician
Rigging Grip
Nobby Clark
Rigging Grip
Location Manager
Norton Knatchbull
Location Manager
Grip
Frank Batt
Grip
Assistant Location Manager
Joe Gibson
Assistant Location Manager
Second Second Assistant Director
Andy Armstrong
Second Second Assistant Director
Chris Carreras
Second Second Assistant Director
Painter
George Dean
Painter
Special Effects
Wally Veevers
Special Effects
Makeup Supervisor
Tom Smith
Makeup Supervisor
Special Effects Technician
Ron Cartwright
Special Effects Technician
Jeff Clifford
Special Effects Technician
John Evans
Special Effects Technician
David Harris
Special Effects Technician
Marc Ratcliffe
Special Effects Technician
Third Assistant Director
Arnold Schulkes
Third Assistant Director
Production Accountant
Arthur Tarry
Production Accountant
Gaffer
Roy Larner
Gaffer
Assistant Director
Steve Lanning
Assistant Director
Geoffrey Ryan
Assistant Director
Peter Waller
Assistant Director
Focus Puller
Tony Browning
Focus Puller
Ted Deason
Focus Puller
Chris Pinnock
Focus Puller
Storyboard Artist
Michael White
Storyboard Artist
Standby Painter
Michael Guyett
Standby Painter
Conductor
Production Assistant
Sheila Collins
Production Assistant
Loretta Ordewer
Production Assistant
Scoring Mixer
John Richards
Scoring Mixer
Rigging Supervisor
Nobby Clark
Rigging Supervisor
Sound Recordist
Simon Kaye
Sound Recordist
Second Assistant Camera
Ken Coles
Second Assistant Camera
Assistant Sound Editor
Brian Mann
Assistant Sound Editor
Hairdresser
Ronnie Cogan
Hairdresser
Unit Manager
Grania O'Shannon
Unit Manager
Matte Painter
Doug Ferris
Matte Painter
Construction Manager
Peter Dukelow
Construction Manager
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Bert Batt
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Bill Westley
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Production Runner
Matthew Binns
Production Runner
Title Designer
Property Buyer
John Lanzer
Property Buyer
Sound Editor
Peter Horrocks
Sound Editor
Les Wiggins
Sound Editor
Clapper Loader
Tony Jackson
Clapper Loader
Aerial Camera
Wardrobe Master
John Hilling
Wardrobe Master
Margaret Lewin
Wardrobe Master
Special Effects Manager
Ian Wingrove
Special Effects Manager
Dressing Prop
Arthur Wicks
Dressing Prop
Assistant Camera
John Campbell
Assistant Camera
Brian Ellis
Assistant Camera
Production Consultant
Gabriel Katzka
Production Consultant
Continuity
Constance Willis
Continuity
Score Engineer
John Richards
Score Engineer
Lighting Camera
Harry Waxman
Lighting Camera
Marine Coordinator
Michael Turk
Marine Coordinator
Presenter
Joseph E. Levine
Presenter
Set Photographer
Frank Connor
Set Photographer
What's left behind the scenes
- In the scenes depicting the departure from Great Britain, a British paratrooper with a chicken is shown twice. He portrays Lieutenant Joseph Glover of the 10th Parachute Battalion with his pet chicken, Myrtle. Initially, Glover stole her from a farm in England while betting on whether chickens could fly. Between July and September 1944, Myrtle participated in several drops, and on September 18, Glover and Myrtle, as part of the 4th Parachute Brigade, landed in Arnhem as part of the second wave of the airborne assault (the film shows the first wave). On September 19, 1944, Myrtle was found dead and buried with “wings” (the emblem of the paratroopers).
- James Caan agreed to star in this film primarily because of the scene in which his character points a weapon at a military medic and literally forces him to perform surgery on one of his friends. According to Caan, Attenborough found him in Los Angeles and offered him several roles to choose from, and Caan chose the role of the sergeant specifically for this reason.
- Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) arrived on set in an old suit and worn-out black boots and told the director that he had spent a month working in the garden in those boots to make them suitable for his character.
- During filming, the real Colonel John Frost (1912-1993) reprimanded Anthony Hopkins for running from house to house during the filming of the Battle of Arnhem. According to Hopkins, Frost stated that a British officer would never run, but would walk at a measured pace to demonstrate contempt for death. Hopkins later recounted that he tried, but at the first sound of explosions, the instinct for self-preservation took over, and he started running again.
- Sean Connery played one of the most significant roles in the film; he became furious when he learned that Robert Redford’s fee – despite having a much less significant role – was noticeably higher than his own. He even refused to film further until his fee was increased, which was soon done.
- According to Michael Caine, director Richard Attenborough did not inform him in advance that the column of tanks (mock-ups, of course) behind the jeep in which Caine's character was traveling would be destroyed to capture his genuine reaction to the explosions.
- Steve McQueen (1930-1980) and Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) were initially considered for small roles in the film, however, McQueen stated that he only appeared in leading roles, not in projects whose casts consisted solely of screen stars, and Hepburn usually demanded excessively high fees. Furthermore, it was stated that Hepburn, who once lived in Nazi-occupied Netherlands, had witnessed German soldiers shooting civilians in the street and lost friends in bombings, and would find it difficult to play this role simply because she had actually been through all of that.
- Director Richard Attenborough understood that he would have only one chance to film the paratrooper landing scene, so 19 cameras were used in the shooting.
- According to stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong, over 100 stuntmen and doubles were involved in the film.
- Nearly 823,000 feet of film were shot. At a normal speed of 27 feet per minute for 35mm film, this equates to over 500 hours of screen time.
- The filming of the bridge battle in the city of Nijmegen was jokingly referred to as "filming costing a million dollars an hour." Traffic on the bridge was quite active, so the film crew was given permission to shoot only between 7 and 8 a.m. on October 3, 1976. If the scene hadn't been completed, a reshoot would have been required, and considering Robert Redford's overtime pay, the total cost would have reached at least $1 million. That's why director Richard Attenborough insisted that the actors portraying corpses lie with their eyes closed.
- The costume department created over 2,000 costumes for the filming.
- The scene in which Private Marsh dies while trying to reach the canister is based on a true story, although the corporal involved, Johnny Johnson, survived. In the original book (1974) by Cornelius Ryan (1920-1974), which served as the literary basis for the film, it is said that he was very angry to learn what was actually inside.
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