Battleground

The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!

Battleground — Plot

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
• Runtime
• 118 min
• Genres
• Action, Drama, War
• Director
• William A. Wellman

Battleground — Cast

Van Johnson Holley John Hodiak Jarvess Ricardo Montalban Roderigues George Murphy 'Pop' Stazak Marshall Thompson Jim Layton Jerome Courtland Abner Spudler Don Taylor Standiferd Bruce Cowling Wolowicz