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Battleground is a 1949 American war film that follows a company in the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as they fight in the siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, in World War II.
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 (Van Johnson) and his American ...
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Battleground - Apple TV. Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy star in this remarkable war film, nominated for six Oscars (R) (including Best Picture) about courageous American G.I.s caught up in the battle at Bastogne. Classics 1950 1 hr 58 min. 78% NR. Starring Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalbán. Director William A. Wellman.
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May 30, 2019 · In 1949, 'Battleground' was one of the first films that showed audiences what a combat soldier’s life was really like—and this, it turned out, was the basis for its success. by Mark Grimsley 5/30/2019. To the film industry's surprise, recent World War II veterans craved movies that depicted the realities of combat, like 1949's "Battleground."
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Action & adventure. info_outline. Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy star in this remarkable war film, nominated for six Oscars (R) (including Best Picture) about courageous...
Such a film was Battleground (1949) which became a big hit after its release in 1949, winning two Oscars and being nominated for four more despite the fact that it almost didn't get made. Battleground is far from the usual war movie heroics. It follows a group of men from the 101st Airborne trapped in the Bastogne in 1944.
Summaries. True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944. We follow a band of American soldiers as they engage the Germans in a snowy, foggy winter near Bastogne in World War II.
