Battleground 75 years old

The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!

Battleground

The film concentrates on the camaraderie and the divisions between the troops as they ready for the big offensive. Told in a taut narrative, the men of the 101st, led by Van Johnson, wait out the winter in the Ardennes forest to confront the German army in what would be the last major offensive of World War II. The men are demoralized and trapped, with no hope of support from the Allies.

Credits

Battleground Cast

Name Character
Richard Jaeckel He was 23, 70 years old when he died as Bettis
Don Taylor He was 28, 78 years old when he died as Standiferd
Leon Ames He was 47, 91 years old when he died as The Chaplain
James Whitmore He was 28, 87 years old when he died as Kinnie
James Arness He was 26, 88 years old when he died as Garby
John Hodiak He was 35, 41 years old when he died as Jarvess
Douglas Fowley He was 38, 86 years old when he died as 'Kipp' Kippton
George Murphy He was 47, 89 years old when he died as 'Pop' Stazak
Thomas E. Breen He was 25, 76 years old when he died as Doc
Jerome Courtland He was 22, 85 years old when he died as Abner Spudler
Van Johnson He was 33, 92 years old when he died as Holley
Marshall Thompson He was 23, 66 years old when he died as Jim Layton
Bruce Cowling He was 30, 66 years old when he died as Wolowicz
Denise Darcel She was 25, 87 years old when she died as Denise
Ricardo Montalbán He was 28, 88 years old when he died as Roderigues
Scotty Beckett He was 20, 38 years old when he died as William J. Hooper
Herbert Anderson He was 32, 77 years old when he died as Hansan
Brett King He was 28, 78 years old when he died as Lieutenant Teiss

Battleground Crew

Name Department
Hans Peters as Art Direction. He was 53 (80) years old when He died Art
Robert Pirosh as Producer. He was 39 (79) years old when He died Production
Robert Pirosh as Screenplay. He was 39 (79) years old when He died Writing
Robert Pirosh as Story. He was 39 (79) years old when He died Writing
Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 56 (67) years old when He died Art
John D. Dunning as Editor. He was 33 (74) years old when He died Editing
William A. Wellman as Director. He was 53 (79) years old when He died Directing
Lennie Hayton as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (63) years old when He died Sound
Paul Vogel as Director of Photography. He was 50 (76) years old when He died Camera
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Battleground (75 years)

The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 09, 1949
  • Runtime: 118 minutes