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Battleground (1949)

e 10 11/09/1949 (US) Action, Adventure, Drama, War 1h 58m

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The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!

Overview

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.

Robert Pirosh

Screenplay, Story
William A. Wellman

Director

Top Billed Cast

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
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A review by John Chard

80%

Written by John Chard on June 4, 2019

The Battered Bastards Of Bastogne.

Dedicated to the battered bastards of Bastogne, this major player in the war film genre is directed by William Wellman & tells the story of a U.S. Army division involved in what became known as the Battle of the Bulge. The terrific cast features George Murphy, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, Van Johnson and James Whitmore. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards and won two - one for Robert Pirosh's bold and fluctuating screenplay and one for Paul Vogel's realism inducing black-and-white cinematography.

Battleground is an important war film in ma... read the rest.

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