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20 January 1950 (USA) moreTagline:
The First Great Picture Of The Second World War ! morePlot:
A squad of the 101st Airborne Division copes with being trapped in the besieged city of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Shawshank Actor James Whitmore Dead at 87 (From Worst Previews. 7 February 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)
James Whitmore, Distinguished Star Of Stage And Screen, Dead At 87
(From CinemaRetro. 6 February 2009, 6:20 PM, PST)
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I like this movie more every time I see it. more (50 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Van Johnson | ... | Holley |
 | John Hodiak | ... | Jarvess |
 | Ricardo Montalban | ... | Roderigues |
| George Murphy | ... | 'Pop' Stazak |
| Marshall Thompson | ... | Jim Layton |
| Jerome Courtland | ... | Abner Spudler |
| Don Taylor | ... | Standiferd |
| Bruce Cowling | ... | Wolowicz |
| James Whitmore | ... | Kinnie |
| Douglas Fowley | ... | 'Kipp' Kippton |
| Leon Ames | ... | The Chaplain |
 | Herbert Anderson | ... | Hansan (as Guy Anderson) |
| Thomas E. Breen | ... | Doc |
| Denise Darcel | ... | Denise |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Bettis |
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
118 minCountry:
USAColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
Australia:PG (TV rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #13886) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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In an interview released shortly after the film came out James Whitmore said that he based his appearance and his attitude partly on Bill Mauldin's famous "Willie and Joe" cartoons that appeared in the "Stars and Stripes" newspaper, popular with servicemen during WW2. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Near the end of the film, when the C-47s are paradropping supplies to the soldiers, one of the stock footage pieces is of paratroopers jumping from planes, not supplies being dropped. moreQuotes:
[as Bettis is digging a foxhole]Holley: Let's not try to reach China this time, hey Bettis?
Bettis: Well there's no sense digging if you don't go deep.
Holley: The last one we dug one together, you went so deep that when I climbed out in the morning I got the bends.
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"Battleground" is probably the best movie made about the Battle of the Bulge. After seeing "Band of Brothers", I bought "Battleground" and watched it for the fourth(?) time. I thought the characters were well done. I saw this movie for the second time when I was in the US Army, and it turned me off. I couldn't believe guys were measuring their chances of getting off the line by hoping for the million dollar wound, or some other malady. The third time I saw this movie, I had grown up and realized that, human nature being what it is, nothing about their behavior was abnormal. While I was growing up, Van Johnson was the model GI in all of his movies, as he is in this. I liked the entire cast in this movie. I think one of the best scenes was the Christmas gathering with the Chaplin. His "Was this trip necessary?" speech was one of the high points of the movie for me then and now. This movie, along with "Band of Brothers" are a must see.