
Battleground
“The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!”
Overview
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
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Vote Count
107
Cast

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

Douglas Fowley
'Kipp' Kippton

Leon Ames
The Chaplain

Herbert Anderson
Hansan
Thomas E. Breen
Doc

Denise Darcel
Denise

Richard Jaeckel
Bettis

James Arness
Garby
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