Film

Battleground

1949 · 1h 58m · Action · Adventure · Drama

The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

78%

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.

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

Thomas E. Breen

Doc

Denise Darcel

Denise

Richard Jaeckel

Bettis

James Arness

Garby

• William A. WellmanDirector
• Robert PiroshProducer · Screenplay · Story
• Dore ScharyProducer
• Paul VogelDirector of Photography
• Lennie HaytonOriginal Music Composer
• John D. DunningEditor

Trailer

Release date

November 9, 1949

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

12

Genres

Action, Adventure, Drama, War

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