Pairography

Pair · Actor and director

Gene Hackman made A Bridge Too Far with Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough directed A Bridge Too Far (1977) and starred in it alongside Gene Hackman. Richard Attenborough played Lunatic wearing glasses and Gene Hackman played Major General Stanisław Sosabowski.

Gene Hackman

1930–2025
  • Actor

American actor, born in San Bernardino. Won the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Golden Globe for Best Actor, Drama and four other major prizes.

  • Actor and director

British actor and director, born in Cambridge. Won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the Academy Award for Best Director, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and four other major prizes.

The film

By release year
  1. 1977 · War, Action · 168 min · United Kingdom, United States

    A Bridge Too Far

    Gene Hackman: actor, as Major General Stanisław Sosabowski · Richard Attenborough: director and actor

    Music: John Addison

    Camera: Geoffrey Unsworth

    Written by: William Goldman, Cornelius Ryan

    Produced by: Joseph E. Levine

Worked with both

  • Anthony Hopkins1 film with Gene Hackman, 5 with Richard Attenborough
  • Laurence Olivier1 film with Gene Hackman, 4 with Richard Attenborough
  • Candice Bergen3 films with Gene Hackman, 2 with Richard Attenborough
  • Ian Holm2 films with Gene Hackman, 3 with Richard Attenborough
  • Oliver Reed2 films with Gene Hackman, 3 with Richard Attenborough
  • Trevor Howard1 film with Gene Hackman, 3 with Richard Attenborough