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Battleground 1950

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 113 min

genre: western

theme: war

director: William A. Wellman

Score: 5 / 10

Battleground is a 1949 American war film that follows a company in the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as they cope with the Siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, in World War II. It stars Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, and George Murphy, features James Whitmore, and was directed by William Wellman from a script by Robert Pirosh.

Plot

In mid-December 1944, Pvt. Jim Layton (Marshall Thompson) and his buddy Pvt. William J. Hooper (Scotty Beckett) are assigned to the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. As a newcomer, Layton receives a chilly welcome from his squad. PFC Holley (Van Johnson) returns to the company after recuperating from a wound.

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author	Robert Pirosh
award	Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
contentLocation	Belgium
director	William A. Wellman
editor	John D. Dunning
events	World War II
genre	western
keywords	aid station allied anthony mcauliffe ardennes attack bad weather bastogne c-47 skytrain c-47 transports capture disabled disguised as americans field hospital george chandler german soldier ground jeep jody cadence k.p. duty kill kitchen police latino los angeles luftwaffe mcauliffe operation greif siege of bastogne surround tank they are surrounded winter storm wound young woman
musicBy	Lennie Hayton
nomination	Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
producer	Dore Schary Robert Pirosh
publisher	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
theme	war