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Battleground

1949-11-09 · 118 min · ★ 6.7

Action · Drama · 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.

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Directors
William A. Wellman
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Van JohnsonVan JohnsonHolley
John HodiakJohn HodiakJarvess
Ricardo MontalbanRicardo MontalbanRoderigues
George MurphyGeorge Murphy'Pop' Stazak
Marshall ThompsonMarshall ThompsonJim Layton
Jerome CourtlandJerome CourtlandAbner Spudler
Don TaylorDon TaylorStandiferd
Bruce CowlingBruce CowlingWolowicz
James WhitmoreJames WhitmoreKinnie
Douglas FowleyDouglas Fowley'Kipp' Kippton
Leon AmesLeon AmesThe Chaplain
Herbert AndersonHerbert AndersonHansan
Thomas E. BreenDoc
Denise DarcelDenise DarcelDenise
Richard JaeckelRichard JaeckelBettis
James ArnessJames ArnessGarby
Scotty BeckettScotty BeckettWilliam J. Hooper
Brett KingBrett KingLieutenant Teiss
Bob PorterG.I.
Robert BoonGerman Soldier

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