Battleground (1949)

Name: Battleground
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Released: 1949
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Marshall Thompson

1h 58m United States of America

Action Adventure Drama War

Plot

During the brutal winter of December 1944, the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army battles fiercely in the harsh landscape of Bastogne, Belgium. Amidst the chaos, Holley and his fellow soldiers grapple with the loss of their comrade, Roderigues, killed by enemy fire. As they fend off relentless Nazi assaults, the troops yearn for a shift in the weather, knowing that only clear skies can summon the air support crucial for their survival. The tension mounts as they fight not just against the enemy, but also against the elements.

Cast

Van Johnson John Hodiak Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Marshall Thompson Jerome Courtland Don Taylor Bruce Cowling James Whitmore Douglas Fowley Leon Ames Herbert Anderson Thomas E. Breen Denise Darcel Richard Jaeckel