Battleground 1949

Name: Battleground
Released: 1949-11-09
Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Marshall Thompson

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	William A. Wellman
Written by:	Robert Pirosh
Runtime:	118 minutes
Critics score:	100 / 100
Tagline:	The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!