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.
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
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)
Crew
Director
Richard Attenborough
Novel
Cornelius Ryan
Screenplay
William Goldman
Reviews
GenerationofSwine
January 12, 2023
10
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 know where Arnhem is, let alone Antwerp, let alone Holland, let alone who participated in WWII?
The Nazis were part of that one right?
Anyway, this movie has everyone in it, just about everyone that was anyone in 1977 and, from all appearances all of Hollywood was tied up in the making of this film right down to A-list actors in minor roles.
So you kind of know that the acting is there and top notch... and so is the direction.
At least the direction is about as good as you can assume for something that attempts to tell a little too much of the story all at once.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great movie, and when they use the word "Epic" they are talking about epic in scope, and for that scope it does a pretty awesome and very coherent job.
My one issue is the scope, Market Garden was enormous, it was an enormous failure, it was an enormous catastrophy, it was an enormous event, it was an enormous air invasion and this movie attempts to tell all of it at once. The result is that it's spread a little thin Had they made the movie 6 hours long, they might have been able to pull it off flawlessly... but who is going to sit through that?
But no one can really argue with the results. It's not as bad as it could be, and it is a lot better than a movie this epic in scope should be. They achieved something brilliant.
My only wish was that, after the epic failure, they gave Montgomery's infamous "Operation Market Garden was 90% successful" the last words and left it there, left it as a mess with a general trying to save face.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$22,000,000.00
Revenue:
$50,750,000.00
Keywords
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