Battleground (1950)
Directed by William A. Wellman · 118 min · Action, Drama, War
39.9 TOPICAL score · #2,689 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Battleground (1950, directed by William A. Wellman) has a TOPICAL score of 39.9 - ranked 2,689 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 2 awards from 6 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Critics: 78% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (108 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 28 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics78% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (108 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 6 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 28 languages
- Still read8,231 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Van Johnson (actor #1,696), John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban (actor #1,614), George Murphy (actor #1,683)