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Battleground - William A. Wellman

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Directed by: 
William A. Wellman
Story by: 
Robert Pirosh
Screenplay by: 
Robert Pirosh
Produced by: 
Dore Schary
Release year: 
1949
Country: 
United States of America
Runtime: 
118min
Genre: 
War film
Action Film
Drama
Music by: 
Lennie Hayton
Subjects: 
World War II
Tagline: 
The guts! The girls! The glory! of a lot of wonderful guys!
Plot: 
We follow a band of American soldiers as they engage the Germans in a snowy, foggy winter near Bastogne in World War II. They're low on fuel, rations, and ammunition; the Germans are constantly encouraging their surrender via radio and leaflets, and most importantly, the pervasive thick fog makes movement and identification difficult and prevents their relief by Allied air support. This film focuses much more on the psychology and morale of the soldiers than on action footage and heroics.
Cast: 
George Murphy
as
'Pop' Stazak
Van Johnson
as
Holley
John Hodiak
as
Jarvess
Ricardo Montalbán
as
Roderigues
Bruce Cowling
as
Wolowicz
James Whitmore
as
Kinnie
Jerome Courtland
as
Abner Spudler
Marshall Thompson
as
Jim Layton
Don Taylor
as
Standiferd
Leon Ames
as
The Chaplain
Douglas Fowley
as
'Kipp' Kippton
Thomas E. Breen
as
Doc
Richard Jaeckel
as
Bettis
Denise Darcel
as
Denise
Herbert Anderson
as
Hansan
James Arness
as
Garby
Scotty Beckett
as
William J. Hooper
Brett King
as
Lt. Teiss
Joel Allen
as
Transportation Captain #1
Martha Bamattre
as
French Peasant Woman #1
Richard Bartlett
as
Casualty #1
Nan Boardman
as
Belgian Woman Volunteer
Tommy Bond
as
Runner #1
Robert Boon
as
German Soldier #1
Michael Browne
as
Levenstein
Norman Budd
as
Crying Casualty
George Chandler
as
Mess Sergeant
Tony Christian
as
German Soldier #2
Lillian Clayes
as
Old Woman
Louise Colombet
as
French Peasant Woman #2
Gene Coogan
as
G.I. Scout
Bert Davidson
as
101st Battalion Officer #1
George Dee
as
Frenchman
Jean Del Val
as
French Peasant Man #1
Victor Desny
as
Wounded German Soldier
Chris Drake
as
Medic Private
Jim Drum
as
Supply Sergeant
Gretl Dupont
as
French Peasant Woman #3
John Dutra
as
G.I. #1
Ted Eckelberry
as
G.I. #2
Bill Erwin
as
Warrant Officer
Dan Foster
as
Gunner
John Gardner
as
G.I. #3
Eugene Gericke
as
German Soldier #3
Edmund Glover
as
G.I. from Maine
David Holt
as
G.I. Straggler #1
James Horne
as
Transportation Captain #2
Richard Irving
as
G.I. from New York
Samuel Jaegers
as
Drill Sergeant
Dick Jones
as
Tanker #1
Tommy Kelly
as
Casualty #2
Billy Lechner
as
Runner #2
William F. Leicester
as
Tank Destroyer Man
Martin Lowell
as
G.I. #4
Ian MacDonald
as
Army Colonel
John Mansfield
as
Casualty #3
Dewey Martin
as
G.I. Straggler #2
Jimmy Martin
as
G.I. from the South
Roger McGee
as
Tanker #2
Peter Michael
as
German Soldier #4
William Murphy
as
Non-Com #1
John Mylong
as
German Major
Tommy Noonan
as
G.I. Straggler #3
George Offerman Jr.
as
K Company G.I. #1
Jerry Paris
as
German Sergeant
Victor Paul
as
G.I. #5
Steve Pendleton
as
Sergeant
Janine Perreau
as
Little Girl
Phillip Pine
as
G.I. Non-Com
Albert Pollet
as
French Peasant Man #2
Bob Porter
as
G.I. #6
Otto Reichow
as
German Platoon Leader
John R. Reilly
as
Tanker Filling Up with Gas
Sammy Resnick
as
Non-Com #2
Jon Riffel
as
'Kipp' Kipton
Henry Rowland
as
German NCO
John Royce
as
German Soldier #5
Edmon Ryan
as
Major
Carl Saxe
as
101st Battalion Officer #2
Nelson Scott
as
G.I. #7
Irene Seidner
as
French Peasant Woman #4
William Edwin Self
as
K Company G.I. #2
Charles Smith
as
Walking Wounded
Ivan Triesault
as
German Captain
Max Trujillo
as
G.I. #8
Roland Varno
as
German Lieutenant
Tommy Walker
as
Mechanic
Arthur Walsh
as
G.I. #9
Frank Whitbeck
(
Trailer Narrator
)
Ward Wood
(
Replacement
)
Fred Zendar
as
German Soldier #6

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