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The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.
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7.234/10

Wuchak
**_Star-studded cinematic account of Operation Market Garden_** In September, 1944, the Allies unleash an ambitious operation to secure key bridges in the Netherlands, which would facilitate a quic... read more
2 months ago

CinemaSerf
Usually when you read the term "stellar" applied to a cast, it's more for marketing purposes to convince us that the cast is better than we might want to think - well not so, here. Connery, Caine, O'N... read more
about 2 years ago

GenerationofSwine
How do spoilers work with historical movies? Can we reasonably assume that everyone already knows how Market Garden turned out, or are we doing the Millennial thing where we are assuming people don't ... read more
over 2 years ago
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Cast

Dirk Bogarde
Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning

James Caan
SSgt. Eddie Dohun

Michael Caine
Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur

Sean Connery
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart

Edward Fox
Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

Robert Redford
Maj. Julian Cook

Elliott Gould
Col. Robert Stout

Anthony Hopkins
Lt. Col. John D. Frost

Gene Hackman
Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski

Hardy Krüger
Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ludwig

Laurence Olivier
Dr. Jan Spaander

Ryan O'Neal
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Maximilian Schell
General der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich

Liv Ullmann
Kate ter Horst

Siem Vroom
Underground Leader

Marlies van Alcmaer
Underground Leader's Wife

Erik van 't Wout
Underground Leader's Son

Wolfgang Preiss
Field Marshal Karl R.G. Von Rundstedt

Hans von Borsody
Gen. Günther Blumentritt
Josephine Peeper
Cafe Waitress

Paul Maxwell
Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor

Walter Kohut
Field Marshal Walter Model

Peter Faber
Capt. 'Harry' Bestebreurtje

Hartmut Becker
German Sentry

Frank Grimes
Maj. Fuller

Jeremy Kemp
R.A.F. Briefing Officer

Donald Pickering
Lt. Col. Mackenzie

Donald Douglas
Brigadier Gerald Lathbury

Peter Settelen
Lt. Cole

Stephen Moore
Maj. Steele

Michael Byrne
Lt. Col. Giles A.M. Vandeleur

Paul Copley
Pvt. Wicks

Nicholas Campbell
Capt. Glass

Gerald Sim
Col. Sims

Harry Ditson
US Private

Erik Chitty
Church Organist
Brian Hawksley
Vicar

Colin Farrell
Cpl. Hancock

Christopher Good
Maj. Carlyle
Norman Gregory
Pvt. Morgan

Alun Armstrong
Cpl. Davies
Anthony Milner
Pvt. Dodds

Barry McCarthy
Pvt. Clark

Lex van Delden
Sgt. Matthias
Michael Wolf
Field Marshal Model's Aide

Sean Mathias
Irish Guards Lieutenant
Tim Beekman
German Private
Edward Seckerson
British Padre

Tom van Beek
Jan Ter Horst
Bertus Botterman
Dutch Villager

Henny Alma
Dutch Villager
Ray Jewers
US Radio Operator

Geoffrey Hinsliff
British Radio Operator

Keith Drinkel
Lt. Cornish
Mary Smithuysen
Old Dutch Lady

Hans Croiset
Hans - Old Dutch Lady's Son

Fred Williams
Capt. Grabner
John Peel
German Lieutenant

John Judd
Sergeant Clegg

Ben Cross
Trooper Binns

Hilary Minster
British Medical Officer
David English
Pvt. Andrews

Ben Howard
Sergeant Towns

Michael Graham Cox
Capt. Cleminson
Johan te Slaa
Old Dutch Couple
Georgette Reyevski
Old Dutch Couple
Pieter Groenier
Young Dutch Couple

Adrienne Kleiweg
Young Dutch Couple

Denholm Elliott
RAF meteorologist officer
Peter Gordon
US Sergeant

Arthur Hill
U.S. Medical Colonel

Garrick Hagon
Lt. Rafferty

Brian Gwaspari
US Engineer
Stephen Rayment
Grenadier Guards Lieutenant
Timothy Morand
British Corporal
James Wardroper
Pvt. Gibbs
Neil Kennedy
Col. Barker

John Salthouse
Pvt. 'Ginger' Marsh
Jonathan Hackett
Glider Pilot

Stanley Lebor
Regimental Sergeant Major
Jack Galloway
Pvt. Vincent
Milton Cadman
Pvt. Long
David Auker
'Taffy' Brace
Richard Kane
Col. Weaver
Toby Salaman
Pvt. Stephenson
Michael Bangerter
British Staff Colonel
Philip Raymond
Grenadier Guards Colonel
Myles Reithermann
Boat Truck Driver
Anthony Pullen Shaw
US Captain

John Morton
US Padre

John Ratzenberger
U.S. Lieutenant

Patrick Ryecart
German Lieutenant

Dick Rienstra
Capt. Krafft
Ian Liston
Sgt. Whitney
Paul Rattee
Pvt. Gordon
Mark Sheridan
Sgt. Tomblin

George Innes
Sgt. Macdonald

John Stride
Grenadier Guards Major
Niall Padden
British Medical Orderly
Michael Graves
British Medical Orderly

Simon Chandler
Pvt. Simmonds

Edward Kalinski
Pvt. Archer
Shaun Curry
Cpl. Robbins

Sebastian Abineri
Sgt. Treadwell
Chris Williams
Cpl. Merrick
Andrew Branch
Flute Player
Anthony Garner
British Staff Major
Feliks Arons
Dutch Priest

Stephen Churchett
British Soldier
Stuart Blake
Soldier

Roy Boyd
Soldier
Jon Croft
Soldier

Patrick Dickson
Soldier
Adrian Gibbs
Soldier
Jason Gregory
Soldier
Stewart Guidotti
Soldier
Patrick Hannaway
Soldier
Brian Haughton
Soldier
Anthony Howden
Soldier
Frank Jarvis
Col. Frost's Aide
David Killick
Soldier
Dan Long
Soldier
Gerald Martin
Soldier
Edward McDermott
Soldier
Tony McHale
Soldier
Jack McKenzie
Soldier
Francis Mughan
Soldier
Richard Ommanney
Soldier
Peter Quince
Soldier
Robin Scobey
Soldier
Farrell Sheridan
Soldier
James Snell
Soldier
Michael Stock
Soldier
David Stockton
Soldier
Paul Vaughan-Teague
Soldier
Jason White
Soldier
Mark York
Soldier

Richard Attenborough
Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
Robin Blair-Crawford
American Sergeant (uncredited)
John Careless
British Paratrooper (uncredited)

Bob de Lange
Soldier (uncredited)
Jan de Vrij
Underground Leader's Father (uncredited)

Joop Doderer
Soldier (uncredited)
Dick Engelbracht
Soldier (uncredited)
Gerard Franken
Soldier (uncredited)
Jacques Luijer
Soldier (uncredited)
Anthony Robb
German Officer (uncredited)
Wil Sibbelee
Underground Leader's Brother (uncredited)
Hans Van Den Berg
Soldier (uncredited)
Pim Vosmaer
Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Wisepart
Soldier (uncredited)
Director

Richard Attenborough
Director
Peter Waller
Assistant Director
Steve Lanning
Assistant Director
Connie Willis
Continuity
David Tomblin
First Assistant Director
Geoffrey Ryan
Assistant Director

Roy Button
Assistant Director

Sidney Hayers
Second Unit Director

Chris Carreras
Second Second Assistant Director
Bill Westley
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Arnold Schulkes
Third Assistant Director
Bert Batt
Second Unit First Assistant Director

Andy Armstrong
Second Second Assistant Director
Creator
Cornelius Ryan
Novel

William Goldman
Screenplay