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Battleground (1949) Rank 5 Reviews
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Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
Battleground was Oscar nominated for Best Picture, Director and Supporting actor, James Whitmore. It won for best Black and White cinematography and Story and Screenplay. ...read the complete Battleground movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
The Digital Bits
Classic Film Guide
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"Gritty re-enactment of the Battle of the Bulge." ...read the complete Battleground movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
DVD Verdict (George Hatch)
Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
One of the best films to depict World War II to be made by people who experienced it. ...read the complete Battleground movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
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by Steven Stark on October 14, 2009
American soldiers in France fight to survive a Nazi siege just before the Battle of the Bulge.A must see before seeing "Battle of the Bulge". ...
by S. M. Anderson on September 07, 2009
Academy Award winning story of the Battle of the Bulge. This story is told from the soldier view, not the Generals'. The grit, the dirt, the cold, the shortages, the dying: it is all here. And excruciatingly well done. Van Johnson is superb, as are ...
by Matthew G. Sherwi... on July 16, 2009
Battleground remains one of the best films to deal with The Battles of The Bulge near the end of World War Two; it depicts the struggles of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division when they are surrounded by German forces in the French town of Bastogne. ...
by Roger C. Dart "Ro... on July 05, 2009
Battleground A film of tribute to those who fought the famed "Battle of the Bulge" in Belgium. Filmed during the very late 1940s, some of the scenery lacks the hard-nosed realism of that the characters exhibit. It also brought together an amazing ...
by The Purple Heart on May 23, 2009
I have seen this movie MANY times over the years of my life and I just appreciate it more and more. The star studded cast is too long to mention but is a plus in aiding a storyline worth only 4 stars. If you read your history books then you know this ...
by Maximiliano F Yof... on March 28, 2009
I'm a fan of WWII films and in these last days I was able to see & enjoy some gems of the genre that I've been searching for a long time.
"Battleground" (1949) is a great World War II movie, directed by William Wellman, who is also responsible of such ...
by Anthony Sanchez on December 13, 2008
When I heard of Van Johnson's passing, I immediately recalled seeing this film on TCM a couple of times. This was a great war film and a very fine performance for Van Johnson. He was an actor who was hard for me to pin down and he suffered from some ...
by Samantha Kelley "... on July 17, 2008
There were lots of war movies made during and after WWII, and many of them starred Van Johnson. Most of them chose to look at the heroic side of battle or the lives of the people at home supporting the troops. Battleground is different. It examines the ...
by dougalmac 54 "dou... on March 22, 2008
This very realistic movie about the "battered bastards of Bastogne recounts the story of the 101st Airborne's "Screaming Eagles" who were surrounded by German troops during the Battle of the Bulge. It includes a superior cast including Van Johnson, James ...
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