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.
Verdict: Hit
> Richard Attenborough (Director)
> Geoffrey Unsworth (Director of Photography)
> Peter Waller (Assistant Director)
> Steve Lanning (Assistant Director)
> David Tomblin (First Assistant Director)
> Geoffrey Ryan (Assistant Director)
> Roy Button (Assistant Director)
> Robin Browne (Aerial Director of Photography)
> Sidney Hayers (Second Unit Director)
> Chris Carreras (Second Second Assistant Director)
> Bill Westley (Second Unit First Assistant Director)
> Arnold Schulkes (Third Assistant Director)
> Bert Batt (Second Unit First Assistant Director)
> Andy Armstrong (Second Second Assistant Director)
> Cornelius Ryan (Novel)
> William Goldman (Screenplay)
