A historic telling of the failed attempt to capture several bridges to Germany in World War II in a campaign called Operation Market-Garden.
This WWII film follows the perpectives of American, Polish and British soldier attempting to capture key bridges behind German lines in a complicated parachute and armoured assault.

 This is a very worth pondering the wars of the future generations.
June 6, 1944, the Allies landed in Normandy, to July 25, Patton led the Third Army was the first out of the Normandy region, and began the big chase of the German plains of France, the Allies gradually diffuse up and down the optimistic mood .
Two iron fist as offensive - Montgomery and Patton wants to become the first to enter Berlin, the Allies limited supply capacity can not guarantee that the two armies at the same time attack, the attack can only be in one direction. Finally Montgomery's Northern Line to enter the program was Eisenhower acceptance.
Montgomery hopes to end the war before Christmas in an attempt to bypass the strict German armed rumors "west barriers, commenced in the Netherlands, the direction of new offensive, codenamed" market - Garden. Plans to use the airborne "leapfrog" tactics, to a total of 35,000 U.S. 82,101 Airborne Division, the British 1st Airborne Division and Polish paratroopers brigade, followed by PSV Eindhoven on 63 miles of battle-depth Nijmegan airborne and Arnhem to seize the bridge on the Rhine, like diplomacy "baton", to escort the ground to promote the Corps to destroy the German hinterland - Ruhr. ...
September 17, 1944, 1305 hours, 30 minutes, the battle began, the Allies spent more than 5,500 transport aircraft, the 2596 glider, more than 8,000 fighter and bomber, while airborne in three districts. But the battle went smooth. After a brutal battle, the 101 division and 82 division casualties of the 3542, only to join forces with the ground forces. While not far away in the forefront of the British 1st Airborne Division, waiting reinforcements after the casualties in 3716, a surrender, another breakout success. Allied to pay the heavy casualties the price, but only completed 90% of the target "(Montgomery language). After the war, a field commander, exclaiming: "bridge too far for us!" ...
This is the filming of the largest war in the 1970s film, director Richard • Aton Marlborough's gathering, such as James Kahn, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Robert Ray Telford, Anthony Hopkins thousand stars. But also because the role assigned relationship, the plot progress is like a combination of fragments, the lack of boldness in one go, and the film is too lengthy. Even so, by virtue of the very excellent photography and the dedication of the stars appeared in some scenes still give people a sense of an eye-opener. The film describes the war in Europe the end of 1944, the Allies destroy the Nazi capital in advance in order to open the road to Berlin to end the war, so landing the Netherlands to take large-scale airborne operations. In order to seize the strategically important railway bridge, with an absolute advantage in the German army fought a bloody war stories. The people sighed with regret, that paid the cost of heavy casualties, the Allies still were defeated. ...