Battleground (1949)

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The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!

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.

• Released: 1949-11-09
• Genres: Action, Drama, War
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 107 votes

Directed by William A. Wellman.

Top cast

• Van Johnson as Holley
• John Hodiak as Jarvess
• Ricardo Montalban as Roderigues
• George Murphy as 'Pop' Stazak
• Marshall Thompson as Jim Layton
• Jerome Courtland as Abner Spudler
• Don Taylor as Standiferd
• Bruce Cowling as Wolowicz
• James Whitmore as Kinnie
• Douglas Fowley as 'Kipp' Kippton

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Battleground

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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