Battleground (1949)
November 9, 1949Release Date
Battleground (1949)
November 9, 1949Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
James Whitmore
Kinnie
Leon Ames
The Chaplain
Douglas Fowley
'Kipp' Kippton
William A. Wellman
Director
Herbert Anderson
Hansan
Thomas E. Breen
Doc
Robert Pirosh
Writer
Denise Darcel
Denise
Dore Schary
Producer
Lennie Hayton
Composer
Richard Jaeckel
Bettis
Paul Vogel
Cinematographer
James Arness
Garby
Scotty Beckett
William J. Hooper
John D. Dunning
Editor
Brett King
Lieutenant Teiss
Bob Porter
G.I.
Robert Boon
German Soldier
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Jack Dawn
Makeup Artist
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Hans Peters
Art Direction
Alfred E. Spencer
Set Decoration
Conrad Kahn
Sound
Harry Kinnard
Technical Advisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 9, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Genres
Wiki.
Battleground is a 1949 American war film that follows a company in the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as they cope with the siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, in World War II. It stars Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalbán, and George Murphy, features James Whitmore, and was directed by William A. Wellman from a script by Robert Pirosh.
The film portrays American soldiers as vulnerable and human. While they remain steadfast and courageous, each soldier has at least one moment in the film when he seriously considers running away, schemes to get sent back from the front line, slacks off, or complains about the situation he is in. One writer – discarding Warner's successful Fighter Squadron of 1948 – describes Battleground as the first significant American film about World War II to be made and released after the end of the war.