Battleground

Name: Battleground
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Released: 1949-11-09
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Marshall Thompson

The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!

Battleground (1949)

Timing: 1:58 (118 min)

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Video for the film Battleground — Battleground (1949) Original Trailer [FHD]

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Release date

1949-11-09

Country

United States

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated

Genre

Action, Adventure, Drama, War

Budget

$1 631 000

Box office

$10 293 960

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Director

William A. Wellman

Actors

Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Jerome Courtland, Don Taylor, Bruce Cowling, James Whitmore, Douglas Fowley
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Dore Schary, Robert Pirosh

Camera operator

Paul Vogel

Composer

Lennie Hayton

Artist

Audition

Editing

John D. Dunning
Whole Team (14)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Twenty veterans of the 101st Airborne Division, who fought in the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium, trained the actors and appeared as extras.
Screenwriter and producer Robert Pirosh (1910-1989) wrote the script based on the memories of an infantryman who participated in the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944 – January 1945). Pirosh himself did not serve in the 101st Airborne Division, but he wanted to write a script that accurately reflected what had happened.
Producer Dor Schary (1905-1980) managed to ensure that filming wrapped up five days ahead of schedule. He ordered the construction of 25 sets in one soundstage in advance and the installation of props on them, instructed set designer Hans Peters (1894-1980) to meticulously paint the details of the locations and scenes that would be filmed in those settings, and to indicate the preliminary placement of the cameras, and then distributed copies of the resulting drawings to director William A. Wellman (1896-1975) and cinematographer Paul Vogel (1899-1975).
Producer Dora Shary (1905-1980) managed to ensure that filming was completed five days ahead of schedule. He ordered 25 filming sets to be constructed in a single pavilion with decorations already installed; he instructed the production designer, Hans Peters (1894-1980), to detail the terrain and the scenes to be filmed on specific sets and to indicate the preliminary camera placements. Copies of these drawings were then distributed to director William A. Wellman (1896-1975) and cinematographer Paul Vogel (1899-1975).
Screenwriter and producer Robert Pirosh (1910-1989) wrote the screenplay based on the recollections of an infantryman who participated in the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944 – January 1945). Pirosh himself did not fight as part of the 101st Airborne Division, but wanted to write a script that accurately reflected what had happened.