Battleground (1949)
The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!
118 min
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.
- Release date
- November 9, 1949
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Van Johnson as Holley
- John Hodiak as Jarvess
- Ricardo Montalban as Roderigues
- George Murphy as 'Pop' Stazak
- Marshall Thompson as Jim Layton
- Jerome Courtland as Abner Spudler
- Don Taylor as Standiferd
- Bruce Cowling as Wolowicz
- James Whitmore as Kinnie
- Douglas Fowley as 'Kipp' Kippton
Crew
- William A. Wellman · Director
- Robert Pirosh · Writer
- Dore Schary · Producer
- Lennie Hayton · Composer
- Paul Vogel · Cinematographer
- John D. Dunning · Editor