Battleground poster
Director William A. Wellman
Screenplay Robert Pirosh

Battleground

Tagline: The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!

Release Date: 1949-11-09

Duration: 118 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Ricardo Montalban
    Roderigues
  • James Arness
    Garby
  • Richard Jaeckel
    Bettis
  • James Whitmore
    Kinnie
  • George Murphy
    'Pop' Stazak
  • John Hodiak
    Jarvess
  • Van Johnson
    Holley
  • Douglas Fowley
    'Kipp' Kippton
  • Leon Ames
    The Chaplain
  • Don Taylor
    Standiferd