Battleground (1949)

7.3	Listal rating
7.6	IMDB rating

War (1), 501 Must-See (1)

Description

Director William Wellman dedicated this taut war film to "the battered bastards of Bastogne." The film tells the story of a U.S. Army division that's overrun by the Germans during the early hours of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. James Whitmore, who shines as a grizzled sergeant, leads a great cast (James Arness, Van Johnson, Ri ... (more)

Directed by

William A. Wellman

Starring (View all) :

Holley

Jarvess

Roderigues

'Pop' Stazak

Jim Layton

Abner Spudler

Standiferd

Wolowicz

Kinnie

'Kipp' Kippton

Written by (View all) :

Robert Pirosh

(story)

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