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Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines. However, mismanagement and poor planning result in its failure.
- DIRECTOR
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- Richard Attenborough
- WRITER
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- Cornelius Ryan
- STUDIO
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- Joseph E. Levine Productions
- CAST
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Siem Vroom as Underground Leader -
Marlies van Alcmaer as Underground Leader's Wife (as Marlies Van Alcmaer) -
Erik van 't Wout as Underground Leader's Son (as Eric Van't Wout) -
Wolfgang Preiss as Field Marshal Von Rundstedt -
Hans von Borsody as General Blumentritt (as Hans Von Borsody) -
Josephine Peeper as Cafe Waitress
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Tells 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 the Netherlands 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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