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Battleground

Battleground

The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!

1949•1h 58m•6.7/10
ActionAdventureDramaWar

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6.7/10(96)

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.

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Production

Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Van Johnson

Van Johnson

Holley

John Hodiak

John Hodiak

Jarvess

Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo Montalban

Roderigues

George Murphy

George Murphy

'Pop' Stazak

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

Jim Layton

Jerome Courtland

Jerome Courtland

Abner Spudler

Don Taylor

Don Taylor

Standiferd

Bruce Cowling

Bruce Cowling

Wolowicz

James Whitmore

James Whitmore

Kinnie

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

'Kipp' Kippton

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

The Chaplain

Herbert Anderson

Herbert Anderson

Hansan

Thomas E. Breen

Doc

Denise Darcel

Denise Darcel

Denise

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Bettis

James Arness

James Arness

Garby

Scotty Beckett

Scotty Beckett

William J. Hooper

Brett King

Brett King

Lieutenant Teiss

Bob Porter

G.I.

Robert Boon

German Soldier

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