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Battleground
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.
ActionAdventureDramaWar
Starring
Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban
Directed by
William A. Wellman
About
Battleground
ActionAdventureDramaWar
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.
The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!
Information
- Released
- Nov 9, 1949
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- Not rated
- Directed by
- William A. Wellman
Production
- Studio
- Loew's Incorporated
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
People in this story
Van JohnsonHolley
John HodiakJarvess
Ricardo MontalbanRoderigues
George Murphy'Pop' Stazak
Marshall ThompsonJim Layton
Jerome CourtlandAbner Spudler
Don TaylorStandiferd
Bruce CowlingWolowicz
James WhitmoreKinnie
Douglas Fowley'Kipp' Kippton
Leon AmesThe Chaplain
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