Summary
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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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
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
Robert Redford
Maj. Julian Cook
Maximilian Schell
General der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich
Liv Ullmann
Kate ter Horst
Siem Vroom
Underground Leader
Marlies van Alcmaer
Underground Leader's Wife
Wolfgang Preiss
Field Marshal Karl R.G. Von Rundstedt
Hans von Borsody
Gen. Günther Blumentritt
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
Colin Farrell
Cpl. Hancock
Christopher Good
Maj. Carlyle
Alun Armstrong
Cpl. Davies
Barry McCarthy
Pvt. Clark
Lex van Delden
Sgt. Matthias
Tom van Beek
Jan Ter Horst
Henny Alma
Dutch Villager
Geoffrey Hinsliff
British Radio Operator
Keith Drinkel
Lt. Cornish
Hans Croiset
Hans - Old Dutch Lady's Son
Fred Williams
Capt. Grabner
John Judd
Sergeant Clegg
Ben Cross
Trooper Binns
Hilary Minster
British Medical Officer
Ben Howard
Sergeant Towns
Michael Graham Cox
Capt. Cleminson
Adrienne Kleiweg
Young Dutch Couple
Denholm Elliott
RAF meteorologist officer
Arthur Hill
U.S. Medical Colonel
Garrick Hagon
Lt. Rafferty
Brian Gwaspari
US Engineer
John Salthouse
Pvt. 'Ginger' Marsh
Stanley Lebor
Regimental Sergeant Major
John Morton
US Padre
John Ratzenberger
U.S. Lieutenant
Patrick Ryecart
German Lieutenant
Dick Rienstra
Capt. Krafft
George Innes
Sgt. Macdonald
John Stride
Grenadier Guards Major
Simon Chandler
Pvt. Simmonds
Edward Kalinski
Pvt. Archer
Sebastian Abineri
Sgt. Treadwell
Stephen Churchett
British Soldier
Roy Boyd
Soldier
Patrick Dickson
Soldier
Richard Attenborough
Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
Bob de Lange
Soldier (uncredited)
Joop Doderer
Soldier (uncredited)