Battleground (1949)
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.
Director:
William A. Wellman
Writer:
Robert Pirosh
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Van Johnson as Holley |
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John Hodiak as Jarvess |
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Ricardo Montalban as Roderigues |
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George Murphy as 'Pop' Stazak |
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Marshall Thompson as Jim Layton |
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Jerome Courtland as Abner Spudler |
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Don Taylor as Standiferd |
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Bruce Cowling as Wolowicz |
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James Whitmore as Kinnie |
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Douglas Fowley as 'Kipp' Kippton |
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Leon Ames as The Chaplain |
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Herbert Anderson as Hansan |
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Thomas E. Breen as Doc |
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Denise Darcel as Denise |
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Richard Jaeckel as Bettis |
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James Arness as Garby |
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Scotty Beckett as William J. Hooper |
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Brett King as Lieutenant Teiss |
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Bob Porter as G.I. |
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Robert Boon as German Soldier |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Editing | John D. Dunning | Editor |
| Art | Hans Peters | Art Direction |
| Directing | William A. Wellman | Director |
| Camera | Paul Vogel | Director of Photography |
| Production | Robert Pirosh | Producer |
| Writing | Robert Pirosh | Screenplay |
| Production | Dore Schary | Producer |
| Sound | Lennie Hayton | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Robert Pirosh | Story |
| Art | Alfred E. Spencer | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Crew | Harry Kinnard | Technical Advisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Dawn | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Conrad Kahn | Sound |
