Battleground

Battleground (1949)

The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!

Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their own, Roderigues, perish under enemy fire. The men try to rebuff another series of Nazi attacks, but what they really need is a change in the weather. Without clear skies, they'll never get the air support they need.

Date of release
1949-11-09
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (108)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Action, Drama, War
Director
William A. Wellman

Casting

  • Van Johnson — Holley
  • John Hodiak — Jarvess
  • Ricardo Montalban — Roderigues
  • George Murphy — 'Pop' Stazak
  • Marshall Thompson — Jim Layton
  • Jerome Courtland — Abner Spudler
  • Don Taylor — Standiferd
  • Bruce Cowling — Wolowicz
  • James Whitmore — Kinnie
  • Douglas Fowley — 'Kipp' Kippton
  • Leon Ames — The Chaplain
  • Herbert Anderson — Hansan

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