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Jul 8, 2014 · This hard-hitting 1949 drama follows a company of war-weary World War II infantrymen trapped behind German lines during the Battle of the Bulge. Homesick and shivering in snow-covered foxholes ...
- 2 min
- 84.6K
- Warner Bros.
Battleground is a 1949 American war film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy, and James Whitmore. It follows a fictional company of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as they fight in the siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, in ...
Battleground: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy. True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.
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- Action, Drama, History
- William A. Wellman
- 1950-01-20
That's fer dang sure." Historian John Heiser joins Jared Frederick for a lively reflection on the 1949 classic about the Battle of the Bulg...
- 67 min
- 48.2K
- Reel History
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 (Van Johnson) and his American ...
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- Van Johnson
- William A. Wellman
- War
Apr 3, 2020 · Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Battleground picked up two Oscars for Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Directed By William A. Wellman Starring Van Johnson, John...
- 2 min
- 6.1K
- Warner Bros. Classics
May 30, 2019 · Battleground was an unexpected combat film—anything but a slam bang shoot-’em-up filled with deeds of derring-do. Even its main firefight sequence shows the squad beating the Germans when Holley runs from the battle and then, shame-faced, turns back.
