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Rated 6.7 on TMDB

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.

Released: 1949
Runtime: 1h 58m
Genres: Action, Drama, War
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

William A. WellmanDirector

RP

Robert PiroshScreenplay, Story

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Cast

Van JohnsonHolley
John HodiakJarvess
Ricardo MontalbanRoderigues

George Murphy'Pop' Stazak
Marshall ThompsonJim Layton
Jerome CourtlandAbner Spudler
Don TaylorStandiferd
Bruce CowlingWolowicz

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