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Directed by William Wellman Produced by Dore Schary Robert
Pirosh Written by Robert Pirosh Starring Van Johnson John Hodiak
Ricardo Montalbán George Murphy Music by Lennie Hayton
Cinematography Paul Vogel Editing by John D. Dunning Distributed
by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release dates November 9, 1949 Running
time 118 minutes Country United States Language English Budget
$2 million (est) Box office $4.7 million (North American
rentals)[1]  Battleground is a 1949 American war film that tells
the story of a company in the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division trying to cope with the Siege of
Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. It
stars Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban and George
Murphy, and features James Whitmore. It was directed by William
Wellman from a script by Robert Pirosh.  The film is notable for
portraying American soldiers as vul