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Dirk Bogarde, Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Ryan O'Neal, Michael Caine
An historic telling of the failed attempt to capture several bridges to Germany in World War II in a campaign called Operation Market-Garden.
Id: 10905938
An overly long and complicated plot. William Goldman, who adapted the script from the novel and accounts from real service men involved in this conflict, insists that he and the other filmmakers took special care to show the events as they really happened. He says critics have ...( read more)
as someone else on here said... no one shined. this was all about the reminiscing of how we really fucked this up and alot of allied soldiers died. this film was more about the action sequences than anything else and they were good action sequences. it was a history lesson as wel...( read more)
And an hour too long. Sprawling WWII drama packed with an all-star cast, but the sheer number of supporting characters means that none are able to shine. A solid war film nonetheless.
One of the least impressive film about World War II, and the "great" cast suddenly doest help.
A damn fine WW2 movie about the disastrous attempt to capture the bridge at Arnhem. Great battle scenes.
Ponderous telling of an unsuccessful invasion, a cast of mostly stellar actors are simply pushed here and there without enough time for anyone to make a real impression or when you start to become involved in their story they disappear from the narrative, additionally the film is...( read more)
