Impressive Late 70's All-Star-Cast Epic

Rating: Null/10 (18 April 2000)

Whether or not this is your type of film, you have to admit that the spectacle is very impressive.
The airdrop sequence (photographed long before CGI) is an awesome sight. So are the battle scenes. The movie is told in the style of the day, of an all-star-cast war epic. The battle scenes are huge, bloody, and explosive, but they don't cause fear and put you right at the center of the battle the way that, for example, "Saving Private Ryan" did.
I liked all the performances, and most of the casting choices were dead on (Connery and Hopkins, for example, but excluding Max Schell, who did well with the part, but I believe the real Bittrich was bald.) I also really liked the performances of Michael Caine, Elliot Gould, and Ryan O'Neal.
The score of the film is great. Typical historic license is taken for some parts of the movie (The British, not the US under Major Cook, captured that bridge), but as a whole it seriously lets you understand the tragedy of Operation Market-Garden. I recommend this highly to any fan of the genre.