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<html> <head> <title>Battleground</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/trailer.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/trailer.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <div> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=15 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Battleground <nobr>(9-Nov-1949)</nobr></b></font><p> <img src="t.battleground-3.jpg" height=220 width=144 hspace=10 vspace=10 align=right><p> <p><p> <b>Director:</b> <a href="/people/736/000043607/">William A. Wellman</a><p><b>Writer:</b> Robert Pirosh<p><b>Musical Score:</b> Lennie Hayton<p><b>Producer:</b> <a href="/people/283/000205665/">Dore Schary</a><p><b>Keywords:</b> <a href="/lists/802/000083553/">Action/Adventure</a>, <a href="/lists/712/000083463/">WWII</a><p><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/half-star-20.png"></div><p>An American infantry squad trapped in Bastogne fight both Germans and winter during the Battle of the Bulge. Shot in Culver City, but it genuinely feels like the Ardennes. Based on the experiences of screenwriter Robert Pirosh, formerly of the 101st Airborne. Won Oscars for Best Story and Screenplay, and Best Cinematography; received additional nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Editing.<p> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/699/000031606/"><font size=-1>Leon Ames</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>20-Jan-1902</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Oct-1993</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Character actor, a SAG founder</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/359/000347315/"><font size=-1>Herbert Anderson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>30-Mar-1917</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>11-Jun-1994</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Henry Mitchell on <i>Dennis the Menace</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/954/000022888/"><font size=-1>James Arness</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>26-May-1923</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>3-Jun-2011</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Marshal Matt Dillon on <i>Gunsmoke</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/364/000130971/"><font size=-1>Scotty Beckett</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Oct-1929</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-May-1968</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Child star train wreck</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/700/000279860/"><font size=-1>Denise Darcel</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Sep-1925</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>23-Dec-2011</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Vera Cruz</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/719/000091446/"><font size=-1>Douglas Fowley</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>30-May-1911</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-May-1998</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Doc Holliday on TV's <i>Wyatt Earp</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/782/000115437/"><font size=-1>John Hodiak</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Apr-1914</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>19-Oct-1955</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Lifeboat</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/401/000131008/"><font size=-1>Richard Jaeckel</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-Oct-1926</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Jun-1997</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Sometimes a Great Notion</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/654/000031561/"><font size=-1>Van Johnson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Aug-1916</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Dec-2008</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Caine Mutiny</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/748/000022682/"><font size=-1>Ricardo Montalban</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Nov-1920</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Jan-2009</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Roarke on <i>Fantasy Island</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/501/000102195/"><font size=-1>George Murphy</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Jul-1902</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>3-May-1992</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Actor and US Senator from California</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/688/000131295/"><font size=-1>Marshall Thompson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-Nov-1925</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-May-1992</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>To Hell and Back</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/876/000022810/"><font size=-1>James Whitmore</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-Oct-1921</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Feb-2009</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Give 'em Hell, Harry!</i></td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>CAST</b></font><p><table border=0><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Starring</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/654/000031561/">Van Johnson</a></td><td> ... Holley</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/782/000115437/">John Hodiak</a></td><td> ... Jarvess</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/748/000022682/">Ricardo Montalban</a></td><td> ... Roderigues</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/501/000102195/">George Murphy</a></td><td> ... Pop Stazak</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">with</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/688/000131295/">Marshall Thompson</a></td><td> ... Jim Layton</td></tr><tr><td>Jerome Courtland</td><td> ... Abner Spudler</td></tr><tr><td>Don Taylor</td><td> ... Standiferd</td></tr><tr><td>Bruce Cowling</td><td> ... Wolowicz</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/876/000022810/">James Whitmore</a></td><td> ... Kinnie</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/719/000091446/">Douglas Fowley</a></td><td> ... Kipp Kippton</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/699/000031606/">Leon Ames</a></td><td> ... The Chaplain</td></tr><tr><td>Guy Anderson</td><td> ... Hansan</td></tr><tr><td>Thomas E. Breen</td><td> ... Doc</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/700/000279860/">Denise Darcel</a></td><td> ... Denise</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/401/000131008/">Richard Jaeckel</a></td><td> ... Bettis</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/954/000022888/">James Arness</a></td><td> ... Garby</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/364/000130971/">Scotty Beckett</a></td><td> ... William J. Hooper</td></tr><tr><td>Brett King</td><td> ... Lt. Teiss</td></tr></table><p><p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>REVIEWS</b></font><p><b>Review by Larry May</b> (posted on 24-May-2005)<p><a href="/people/876/000022810/">James Whitmore</a> plays a great part as the tough sergent especially when they march out after being relieved from the lines. (I'm a retired airborne trooper myself.) 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