A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977), The Parachute Drop

PringleTree · Post by **PringleTree** » Mon Mar 16, 2026 5:39 am

I could watch this all day long. No CGI. The fact that they not only held a real airborne drop but filmed it from so many angles, with interior and exterior aircraft views is just such impressive film making.

Chris J.

herbva · Post by **herbva** » Mon Mar 16, 2026 11:01 am

WOW, that film clip is truly impressive. I'll bet that in real life, some of them had to get tangled up before they hit the ground.

PringleTree · Post by **PringleTree** » Mon Mar 16, 2026 2:47 pm

herbva wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2026 11:01 am WOW, that film clip is truly impressive. I'll bet that in real life, some of them had to get tangled up before they hit the ground.

Hi Herb! From what I've read, they used actual serving British Army paratroops from the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment.

Best wishes, Herb, with today's incoming severe weather, ::bad_day::

Chris

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Mon Mar 16, 2026 3:18 pm

They look like jellyfish.

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