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Battleground (1949)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:5
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins 5 secs
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: "Dedicated to the battered bastards of Bastogne," this dramatic historic film directed by William Wellman tells the story of a U.S. Army division in the European theater near the end of World War... "Dedicated to the battered bastards of Bastogne," this dramatic historic film directed by William Wellman tells the story of a U.S. Army division in the European theater near the end of World War II. In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, the Germans launch a final attack that became known as the Battle of the Bulge. George Murphy, who portrays Private Ernest J. "Pop" Stazak, leads a terrific cast that also includes John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, and James Whitmore. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards and won two: one for its tight, unpredictable screenplay and one for its evocative black-and-white cinematography. [More]
Starring: Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalban, John Hodiak, George Murphy
Starring: Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalban, John Hodiak, George Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Denise Darcel, Don Taylor, Richard Jaeckel, James Whitmore, James Arness, Scotty Beckett
Director: William Wellman
Director: William Wellman
Producer: Dore Schary
Screenwriter: Robert Pirosh
Composer: Lennie Hayton
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Reviews for Battleground
Though shot on the back lot, William Wellman's Oscar-nominated recreation of Battle of the Bulge is one of the better WWII movies, serving as blueprint for later Vietnam War films like Oliver Stone's Platoon.
One of the best films to depict World War II to be made by people who experienced it.
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