Battleground is a 1949 American war film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy, and James Whitmore. It follows a fictional company of 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.

Battleground: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy. 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.

American soldiers in France fight to survive a Nazi siege just before the Battle of the Bulge.

May 30, 2019 · Battleground was an unexpected combat film—anything but a slam bang shoot-’em-up filled with deeds of derring-do. Even its main firefight sequence shows the squad beating the Germans when Holley runs from the battle and then, shame-faced, turns back.

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.

Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy star in this remarkable war film about courageous American G.I.s caught up in the battle at Bastogne.

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Aug 23, 2017 · The WWII drama Battleground (1949), examines American solders caught in a sudden, desperate battle against the Germans in the last months of WWII. This campaign was known as the Battle of the Bulge, so called because the Allied line “bulged” as the Germans tried to push through it.

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...