Excellent, though too long.

A truly splendid example of the 'super-cast' film, which focuses on Operation Market Garden, one of the largest allied attacks against the Nazis in 1944. However, things go wrong and the 101st are left to fend for themselves in the Dutch city of Arnhem surrounded by 2 elite German Panzer divisions...

This lavish film is remarkable for a few reasons, the cast is excellent (particularly Antony Hopkins' unflappable Colonel) the battle scenes are spectacular - all the more commendable for the fact that they were created without any help of computer effects - and the story, based on the real events is gripping. The film is too long though and you feel maybe subplots involving James Caan (searching for a fallen comrade) and Sean Connery (being stuck in an attic!) could've been altered or cut without too much trouble.

Cut by 20 or 30 minutes, this would rank as one of the truly great war films, however it must remain as simply excellent.