<![CDATA[A Bridge Too Far]]>Imagine getting a cast like James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Redford, and Maximillian Schell all in one film.

Hard to think of an equivalent.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/39661/a-bridge-too-farRSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 19:23:05 GMTMon, 25 May 2026 10:13:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to A Bridge Too Far on Mon, 25 May 2026 16:04:35 GMT]]>I love that move. The Longest Day isn’t a patch on it IMHO.

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@jon-nyc said:

Imagine getting a cast like James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Redford, and Maximillian Schell all in one film.

Hard to think of an equivalent.

True.

One of my favourite scenes in the movie:

Link to video

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NobodySock said:

I hate taking the subject matter to a different realm, but I’ve always asked people what their favorite animated Disney movie is and here are my top 10 or should I say 11 it’s hard to keep The Lion King out of the top 10 but be as it may here they are. Pinnchio, cinderella, snow white, sleeping beauty, jungle book, dumbo, alice in wonderland, bambi, peter pan, the little mermaid

Nuts, I totally blanked out on lady and the tramp dammit

Dis is da night. Such a beautiful night. And they call it bella notte

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363053https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363053Mon, 25 May 2026 10:59:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Bridge Too Far on Mon, 25 May 2026 11:19:33 GMT]]>Yeah I asked a few AI models for their takes on equivalents and they came up with some but to me they fall flat.

Part of that is just me, I stopped following Hollywood decades ago so I barely know the names of even the most famous actors and would have trouble picking them out of a crowd.

But the other part is that ‘A Bridge Too Far’ got all these studio stars when each were pretty much at the top of their game and were cinema draws on their own.

I think part of it was they appreciated the chance to be part of something they viewed as historic. Hell, some of the commanders involved in Market Garden were consultants on the film. Also none were asked to play second fiddle to a main star - they were all just one of many in the script.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363052https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363052Mon, 25 May 2026 11:19:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Bridge Too Far on Mon, 25 May 2026 10:54:50 GMT]]>I hate taking the subject matter to a different realm, but I’ve always asked people what their favorite animated Disney movie is and here are my top 10 or should I say 11 it’s hard to keep The Lion King out of the top 10 but be as it may here they are. Pinnchio, cinderella, snow white, sleeping beauty, jungle book, dumbo, alice in wonderland, bambi, peter pan, the little mermaid

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363051https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363051Mon, 25 May 2026 10:54:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Bridge Too Far on Mon, 25 May 2026 10:50:09 GMT]]>Two more movies that come to mind and I’m not going to bother listing all the names or it’s a Mad Mad Mad world, and the towering Inferno

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363050https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363050Mon, 25 May 2026 10:50:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Bridge Too Far on Mon, 25 May 2026 10:47:44 GMT]]>Nothing like good World War II movies, huh?

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363049https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363049Mon, 25 May 2026 10:47:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Bridge Too Far on Mon, 25 May 2026 10:47:13 GMT]]>And let’s not forget the original movie Midway.
Charlton Heston. Henry Fonda. James coburn. Glenn ford, hal holbrook. Toshiro Mifune, robert mitchum, cliff robertson, robert wagner,robert webber

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363048https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363048Mon, 25 May 2026 10:47:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Bridge Too Far on Mon, 25 May 2026 10:43:48 GMT]]>

@jon-nyc said:

Imagine getting a cast like James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Redford, and Maximillian Schell all in one film.

Hard to think of an equivalent.

I will submit one movie that stands up with a long list of A-list actors called the longest day starring John Wayne. Henry Fonda. Robert Mitchum Richard Burton. Sean Connery. Peter Lawford. Robert Ryan. George segal. Paul anka . Eddie albert.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363047https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363047Mon, 25 May 2026 10:43:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Bridge Too Far on Mon, 25 May 2026 10:39:25 GMT]]>

@jon-nyc said:

Imagine getting a cast like James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Redford, and Maximillian Schell all in one film.

Hard to think of an equivalent.

If I had to pick the top three actors out of that short list of great actors, it would be Lawrence Olivier, Anthony, Hopkins, and Gene Hackman, not discounting the other fine actors at all

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363046https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/363046Mon, 25 May 2026 10:39:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Bridge Too Far on Mon, 25 May 2026 10:38:05 GMT]]>Yeah, but it has no boobs in it

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