98. "A Bridge Too Far" (1977)

About this episode

The episode explores the film 'A Bridge Too Far' and its connections to 'The Longest Day' while discussing its historical context and production.

Tonight we explore a movie that resulted from trying to make another "The Longest Day" (1962) for the late '70s. Yes, 1977's "A Bridge Too Far" shares many logistical, stylistic and thematic similarities with TLD, including the same author of the source novels. So join us as we chase a movie with a long runttime and myriad stars of its time, as they execute a real-life paratrooper-centered operation after D-Day. Asides include... a corporate paradox and a funny name-joke from "The Sopranos." Drop us a line at worldwartwomovienight@gmail.com Check out our X at http://twitter.com/WWIIMovieNight

People in this episode

Host: World War II Movie Night

Topics covered

• World War II
• film analysis
• paratrooper operations
• historical movies
• movie comparisons

Keywords

• A Bridge Too Far
• The Longest Day
• World War II movies
• paratroopers
• 1970s films

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Sopranos

Books & works: A Bridge Too Far, The Longest Day

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