Movie
Battleground
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1949-11-09
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Leon Ames as The Chaplain
- Herbert Anderson as Hansan
Crew
- William A. Wellman - Director
- Robert Pirosh - Screenplay
- Robert Pirosh - Story
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