Bridge Too far (1977) - Opening Best historic war related films and dramas reviewed on British & Commonwealth Forces... Probably one of the best thought provoking war films ever made, superb acting by the many excellent actors and the direction is superb. The true story of Operation Market Garden, the Allies attempt, in September 1944, to hasten the end of World War II by driving through Belgium and Holland into Germany. A Bridge Too Far is based on the book of the same name by historian Corneli