A Bridge Too Far | “We Can’t Accept Your Surrender” Scene | MGM Studios

Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.

A Bridge too Far (1977)
Directed By: Richard Attenborough
Screenplay by: William Goldman
From the book by Cornelius Ryan
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Hardy Kruger, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O’Neal, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell, Liv Ullmann
Rated PG
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.

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[Lo-tfqt]

It still baffles me every time I watch this that this genuinely happened in real life.
This whole scene just looks and breathes Monty Python but it actually happened

[benainsworth]

“Was there anything else?”
Cracks me up every time

[philipsalama]

The look on the German's face cracks me up - first the confused look as he's wondering if his English isn't as good as he thought, then the eyebrow raise as he figures out they're messing with him. Really makes the scene for me.

[ccist]

The German soldiers face when hearing " was there anything else " amazing.

[cbstevp]

Screenwriter William Goldman tells a great story about this scene. In the original script he had Anthony Hopkins' character of Col. Frost say the humorous line about accepting the Germans surrender. After the script was submitted the real Frost, a consultant on the movie, called Goldman and asked to meet in London when he was on his way home from Holland to America. Goldman accepted and when he met Frost he realized something was wrong. Frost told him that he had to change that scene to give the man who really said that funny line the credit he was due. Goldman said why does it matter who said it. Frost replied that he would be ruined if the movie came out that way. Everyone knew he was a consultant and if his character said a famous line that one of his men had really said then everyone would think he had changed the facts on purpose to make himself look better. He feared he would be ostracized from his circle of army friends. Of course Goldman agreed to change the script and so it went as we see in this clip.

[joeletaxi]

I am a London taxi driver. Our veterans charity took the men to the 70th anniversary in Arnhem. My passenger was Josef Wojcheowski of the 1st Polish parachute regiment. Her parachuted into Arnhem and most of his comrades were killed. By pure luck, he survived. It was my honour to know him and listen to the tales of the others who were there. Most of them have passed now but how lucky am I to have shared a glass in such honourable company.

[FrankBUILTperformance]

Omg it took me way too long to understand that it was the Germans asking them to surrender and they just turned it around on them 🤣🤦‍♂️ epic. I need to watch this

[anthonywright]

Who ever you are..you have to admire the British sense of humour.. and do it with such elegance. It's borderline brutal

[Buggaton]

It really does scan like a Monty Python skit

[quitequiet]

“Haven’t the proper facilities to take you all prisoner..”

[bobdylan]

It's not just the sarcastic response, it's also the fact that he's waving an umbrella in the middle of a battlefield!
He could never remember passwords, so he carried the umbrella so the sentries would know it was him and let him pass!

[davewilson]

A classic example of British humour. no matter what the situation, there is alway someone to make a remark which, makes one laugh. I remember years ago reading Nicholas Monsarrat's autobiographical book, THREE CORVETTES. There were quite a few of these humorous moments throughout the book, but the two that have stuck in my mind for years were; A destroyer leaving harbour, signals the flagship, "Did they leave any mines last night, " Reply, "We'll soon know, you're the first ship out." The second was, a bomb just misses a Corvette and a gunner was heard to remark, "Blimey, that was adjacent"

[Willysmb]

I've stood on that very spot where the actor playing the German with the flag is standing. Deventer hasn't changed that much since they filmed the movie, as the house the airborne had occupied was really a parking lot at the time (and still is, from my understanding, at least it was when I was there). This is one of my favorite scenes in the film

[mikebikekite]

There should be a special medal for showing witty humour in tricky situations.

[stephengraham]

I like the way the German negotiator raises an eyebrow before he turns around to head back to his lines.

[kensington]

One of my favourite film scenes in one of my favourite films. I remember watching this at school as our headmaster had fought with the Royal Artillery at the Battle of Arnhem.

[fastyaveit]

This film, Kelly's heroes, Zulu and a fistful of dollars are my Dads Favourite films, and he insisted I watched with him when they came on TV, I am very grateful, rest in peace dad, I miss you xx

[johnnythefox]

Ive visited Arnhem back in 2010 lovely place, also visited the museum there it's well worth a visit. there was a public outcry in 1990's i believe when the powers that be came up with the idea to scrap the bridge but the good people of Arnhem came out and defended the bridge and the memory of the men that gave their lives to protect Arnhem from the Germans.

[markdoyle]

mom said no your not taking mark to star wars, so dad took me to bridge to far ~ thank you dad~

[waynebender]

One of the best scenes in the film. It always makes me smile.