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hreflang="ca" data-title="Battleground (pel·lícula)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleground" title="Battleground – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Battleground" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesselschlacht_(Film)" title="Kesselschlacht (Film) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kesselschlacht (Film)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuego_en_la_nieve_(pel%C3%ADcula)" title="Fuego en la nieve 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Wellman">William A. Wellman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Pirosh" title="Robert Pirosh">Robert Pirosh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dore_Schary" title="Dore Schary">Dore Schary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Van_Johnson" title="Van Johnson">Van Johnson</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/John_Hodiak" title="John Hodiak">John Hodiak</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Montalb%C3%A1n" title="Ricardo Montalbán">Ricardo Montalbán</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/George_Murphy" title="George Murphy">George Murphy</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paul_C._Vogel" title="Paul C. Vogel">Paul C. Vogel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Dunning_(film_editor)" title="John Dunning (film editor)">John D. Dunning</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lennie_Hayton" title="Lennie Hayton">Lennie Hayton</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release dates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>November 9, 1949<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1949-11-09</span>)</span> (Washington D.C., premiere)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">118 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$1,631,000<sup id="cite_ref-Mannix_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mannix-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-scott_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scott-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">$6,269,000 (worldwide rentals)<sup id="cite_ref-Mannix_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mannix-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Battleground</b></i> is a 1949 American <a href="/wiki/War_film" title="War film">war film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/William_A._Wellman" title="William A. Wellman">William A. Wellman</a> and starring <a href="/wiki/Van_Johnson" title="Van Johnson">Van Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Hodiak" title="John Hodiak">John Hodiak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Montalb%C3%A1n" title="Ricardo Montalbán">Ricardo Montalbán</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Murphy" title="George Murphy">George Murphy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/James_Whitmore" title="James Whitmore">James Whitmore</a>. It follows a fictional company of the <a href="/wiki/327th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="327th Infantry Regiment (United States)">327th Glider Infantry Regiment</a>, <a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a> as they fight in the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Bastogne" title="Siege of Bastogne">siege of Bastogne</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge" title="Battle of the Bulge">Battle of the Bulge</a>, in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. The screenplay was written by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Pirosh" title="Robert Pirosh">Robert Pirosh</a>, based on his own experiences during the battle. </p><p>The film portrays American soldiers as vulnerable and human. While they remain steadfast and courageous, each soldier has at least one moment in the film when he seriously considers running away, schemes to get sent back from the front line, <a href="/wiki/Slacker" title="Slacker">slacks off</a>, or complains about the situation he is in. One writer – disregarding Warner's successful <i><a href="/wiki/Fighter_Squadron" title="Fighter Squadron">Fighter Squadron</a></i> of 1948 – describes <i>Battleground</i> as the first significant American film about World War II to be made and released after the end of the war.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Battleground</i> premiered in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> on November 9, 1949, and was distributed in the United States by <a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a>. A widespread critical and commercial success, the film won <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay" title="Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay">Best Story and Screenplay</a> (Pirosh) and <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="Academy Award for Best Cinematography">Best Cinematography – Black-and-White</a> (<a href="/wiki/Paul_C._Vogel" title="Paul C. Vogel">Paul C. Vogel</a>) at the <a href="/wiki/22nd_Academy_Awards" title="22nd Academy Awards">22nd Academy Awards</a>, out of six total nominations, including <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> for Wellman. James Whitmore, for his second-ever film role, was nominated for an Oscar and won a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture">Golden Globe Award</a> for his performance. </p><p>The film was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/American_Film_Institute" title="American Film Institute">American Film Institute</a>'s 2001 list <a href="/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Thrills" title="AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills">AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battleground_(film)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In mid-December 1944, Privates Jim Layton and William J. Hooper are assigned to the <a href="/wiki/327th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="327th Infantry Regiment (United States)">327th Glider Infantry Regiment</a>, <a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a>. As a newcomer, Layton receives a chilly welcome from his squad. Private First Class Holley returns to the company after recuperating from a wound. </p><p>Instead of going on leave in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, the squad is trucked back to the front because of a surprise German breakthrough in the <a href="/wiki/Ardennes" title="Ardennes">Ardennes</a>. They stop that night in <a href="/wiki/Bastogne" title="Bastogne">Bastogne</a> and are put up for the night in the apartment of a young woman, Denise, to whom Holley is attracted. </p><p>Jarvess later stands guard in the village, where he runs into some battle-weary soldiers making a "strategic withdrawal". The next morning, led by Platoon Sergeant Kinnie, the men are ordered to dig in on the outskirts of town. Just as they are nearly done, they are sent elsewhere and must dig in all over again. </p><p>Holley, Layton, and Kippton man a roadblock that night. German soldiers <a href="/wiki/Operation_Greif" title="Operation Greif">disguised as Americans</a> infiltrate their position and later blow-up a nearby bridge. In the morning, Roderigues, a <a href="/wiki/Latinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Latinos">Latino</a> from <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, is delighted by the novelty of snow from a heavy winter storm, but "Pop" Stazak, awaiting a "dependency discharge" that will send him home, is unimpressed. Layton goes to see Hooper, only to find he had been killed, and no one in his company had even known his name. </p><p>Kinnie informs the squad about the infiltration and dispatches a patrol comprising Holley, Roderigues, and Jarvess. Just before they start out, the platoon is shelled by German artillery, causing Bettis to panic and desert. Holley's patrol briefly skirmishes with the infiltrators. Roderigues is wounded by machine-gun fire from an enemy <a href="/wiki/Tank" title="Tank">tank</a>. Holley conceals him under a disabled <a href="/wiki/Jeep" title="Jeep">jeep</a> half-buried in snow, promising to return for him. Unfortunately, by the time Holley can return, Roderigues has died. </p><p>Sgt. Wolowicz, wounded by shrapnel, and a sick Cpl. Standiferd are sent to a <a href="/wiki/Field_hospital" title="Field hospital">field hospital</a>. Later, Doc informs the 2nd Squad that the hospital has been captured. </p><p>Holley is appointed the new squad leader and partnered with Layton, while Pop is paired with Hansan. Pop's discharge finally comes in, but they learn from Kipp <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Bastogne" title="Siege of Bastogne">they are surrounded</a>, meaning he's stuck and unable to leave. </p><p>Moved repeatedly, the 3rd Platoon is attacked at dawn. When it appears the platoon will be overrun, Hansan is wounded, Holley flees, and Layton follows Holley. Ashamed, Holley turns around and leads a flanking counterattack that stops the Germans, during which Abner Spudler is killed reaching for his boots, as he can't sleep with them on. </p><p>After they get Hanson to an <a href="/wiki/Aid_station" title="Aid station">aid station</a>, the squad runs into Bettis, who is doing <a href="/wiki/Kitchen_police" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitchen police">K.P.</a> duty. Holley finds Layton being entertained by Denise. Later, while on guard duty, they encounter some Germans who have come under a flag of truce to offer Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Anthony_McAuliffe" title="Anthony McAuliffe">McAuliffe</a> surrender terms; his famous reply - "Nuts!" - puzzles the Germans.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The squad is short of supplies, as bad weather has grounded the supply transport aircraft. Several men attend impromptu outdoor Christmas services held by a chaplain. (The chaplain had previously served as clergy at a <a href="/wiki/Hanukkah" title="Hanukkah">Hanukkah</a> ceremony, and when he asks a Jewish soldier how he did he responds, "Not bad for a beginner, sir.") The chaplain gives a short speech on the importance of the fight against fascism. He then asks "The 64 dollar question is: was this trip worth it?" After giving an affirmative explanation, he says that people will forget, but they won't, and "don't let anyone ever tell you that you were a sucker to fight against fascism." That night, the <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> bombs Bastogne. Denise dies, and Bettis, slowed by his fear of returning to the lines, is killed by a collapsing house. The "walking wounded", including Hansan and a mess sergeant he befriends, are recalled for a last-ditch defense of the town. </p><p>As the platoon is down to its last few rounds of ammunition, the weather finally clears, allowing Allied fighter aircraft to attack the Germans and <a href="/wiki/C-47_Skytrain" class="mw-redirect" title="C-47 Skytrain">C-47 transports</a> to drop supplies, enabling the 101st to hold. Afterward, Kinnie leads the platoon's survivors rearward for a well-earned rest. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battleground_(film)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;min-width: min(25em, 100%);"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Van_Johnson" title="Van Johnson">Van Johnson</a> as Private First Class Holley</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hodiak" title="John Hodiak">John Hodiak</a> as Private Donald Jarvess</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Montalb%C3%A1n" title="Ricardo Montalbán">Ricardo Montalbán</a> as Private Johnny Roderigues</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Murphy" title="George Murphy">George Murphy</a> as Private Ernest J. "Pop" Stazak</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Thompson" title="Marshall Thompson">Marshall Thompson</a> as Private Jim Layton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Courtland" title="Jerome Courtland">Jerome Courtland</a> as Private Abner Spudler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Taylor_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Don Taylor (actor)">Don Taylor</a> as Corporal Standiferd</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Cowling" title="Bruce Cowling">Bruce Cowling</a> as Sergeant Wolowicz</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Whitmore" title="James Whitmore">James Whitmore</a> as Staff Sergeant Kinnie</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Fowley" title="Douglas Fowley">Douglas Fowley</a> as Private "Kipp" Kippton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Ames" title="Leon Ames">Leon Ames</a> as The Chaplain</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Anderson" title="Herbert Anderson">Herbert Anderson</a> as Private Hansan</li> <li>Thomas E. Breen as Doc</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Darcel" title="Denise Darcel">Denise Darcel</a> as Denise</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jaeckel" title="Richard Jaeckel">Richard Jaeckel</a> as Private Bettis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Arness" title="James Arness">James Arness</a> as Sergeant Garby</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotty_Beckett" title="Scotty Beckett">Scotty Beckett</a> as Private William J. Hooper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brett_King" title="Brett King">Brett King</a> as Lieutenant Teiss</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Casting_notes">Casting notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battleground_(film)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Casting notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several of the cast members had served in the U.S. armed forces during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: Jerome Courtland served in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">Army</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Theatre_of_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Theatre of Operations">Pacific Theatre</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Don Taylor served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">Army Air Forces</a>, James Whitmore was a 2nd Lieutenant with the <a href="/wiki/4th_Marine_Division_(United_States)" title="4th Marine Division (United States)">4th Marine Division</a> in Saipan, Douglas Fowley served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a>, Richard Jaeckal was in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a> from 1944 to 1949, James Arness served in the <a href="/wiki/7th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="7th Infantry Regiment (United States)">7th Infantry Regiment</a> of the Army and received a <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star</a> and <a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Heart</a> for actions during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Anzio" title="Battle of Anzio">Battle of Anzio</a>, Brett King served in the Army Air Forces and received both a Purple Heart and the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a>. <a href="/wiki/Neville_Brand" title="Neville Brand">Neville Brand</a>, a veteran of the <a href="/wiki/83rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="83rd Infantry Division (United States)">83rd Infantry Division</a> and <a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Star</a> recipient, made his film debut with an uncredited minor role, playing a soldier singing "<a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus_Is_Comin%27_to_Town" title="Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town">Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town</a>". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_accuracy">Historical accuracy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battleground_(film)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Historical accuracy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bastogne_Map_December_19-23_1944.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bastogne_Map_December_19-23_1944.jpg/220px-Bastogne_Map_December_19-23_1944.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bastogne_Map_December_19-23_1944.jpg/330px-Bastogne_Map_December_19-23_1944.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bastogne_Map_December_19-23_1944.jpg/440px-Bastogne_Map_December_19-23_1944.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1556" data-file-height="927" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/327th_Glider_Infantry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="327th Glider Infantry Regiment">327th Glider Infantry Regiment</a> held the western perimeter during the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Bastogne" title="Siege of Bastogne">siege of Bastogne</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Although the film is a fictionalized version of the siege of Bastogne, there were no Germans disguised as Americans GIs operating around Bastogne. <a href="/wiki/Operation_Greif" title="Operation Greif">Operation Greif</a> only focused on the front of the <a href="/wiki/6th_Panzer_Army" title="6th Panzer Army">6th Panzer Army</a>, many miles to the north. The scenes depicting US troops quizzing each other about their culture (like sports and films) to verify they were not German infiltrators did occur once news of the operation became known. </p><p>The unit portrayed in the film is the fictional "2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon of Item Company" of the real <a href="/wiki/327th_Glider_Infantry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="327th Glider Infantry Regiment">327th Glider Infantry Regiment</a>, <a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a>. The 327th Glider Infantry Regiment never had an Item Company. When the airborne divisions were conceived early in World War II, glider regiments were given two battalions; the first had companies named Able, Baker, Charlie, and Dog while the second got Easy, Fox, George, and How. The 327th held the western perimeter of Bastogne. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battleground_(film)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battleground_(film)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Robert Pirosh had based the script on his own experiences during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge" title="Battle of the Bulge">Battle of the Bulge</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although he did not serve with the 101st Airborne, but with the <a href="/wiki/35th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="35th Infantry Division (United States)">35th Infantry Division</a>. </p><p>Many of the incidents in the film were based on actual events, including the rejection of a German demand for surrender on December 22, 1944, with Brig. Gen. <a href="/wiki/Anthony_McAuliffe" title="Anthony McAuliffe">Anthony McAuliffe</a>'s one word response, "Nuts!".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other events in the film, like Private Kipp's continual loss of his <a href="/wiki/False_teeth" class="mw-redirect" title="False teeth">false teeth</a> and Private Roderigues' having never seen snow before, were from Pirosh's experiences. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development_and_casting">Development and casting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battleground_(film)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Development and casting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Battleground</i> was originally an <a href="/wiki/RKO" class="mw-redirect" title="RKO">RKO</a> property, titled "Prelude to Love" to hide its subject matter,<sup id="cite_ref-tcmarticle_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmarticle-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was shelved when production head <a href="/wiki/Dore_Schary" title="Dore Schary">Dore Schary</a> resigned, despite $100,000 having been put into the property to that point. When Schary went to <a href="/wiki/MGM" class="mw-redirect" title="MGM">MGM</a>, he purchased the rights to the script from RKO, over the objections of <a href="/wiki/Louis_B._Mayer" title="Louis B. Mayer">Louis B. Mayer</a>, who believed the public was tired of war films. At MGM, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Taylor_(American_actor)" title="Robert Taylor (American actor)">Robert Taylor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Keenan_Wynn" title="Keenan Wynn">Keenan Wynn</a> were reported to have been penciled in for the film, along with Van Johnson and John Hodiak, and the project was budgeted at $2 million.<sup id="cite_ref-tcmnotes_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmnotes-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wellman put the cast through some military training with Robert Taylor, a former navy officer who dropped out believing the role was not right for him. He was replaced by Van Johnson.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Twenty veterans of the 101st were hired to train the actors and appeared in the film as extras. <a href="/wiki/Lt_Col" class="mw-redirect" title="Lt Col">Lt Col</a> <a href="/wiki/Harry_Kinnard" title="Harry Kinnard">Harry Kinnard</a>, who had been the 101st's deputy divisional commander at Bastogne, was the film's technical advisor. Pirosh also consulted with McAuliffe, who was enthusiastic about Pirosh's intention to show World War II strictly from the grunt's eye view. </p><p>The role of Staff Sergeant Kinnie was first offered to <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Tracy" title="Spencer Tracy">Spencer Tracy</a>, but he turned it down. Wellman and Pirosh's second choice was <a href="/wiki/James_Whitmore" title="James Whitmore">James Whitmore</a>, a Broadway theatre actor and former Marine Corps officer, who also bore resemblance to Tracy. However, the producers insisted a more well-known actor be cast. <a href="/wiki/James_Mitchell_(actor)" title="James Mitchell (actor)">James Mitchell</a> took on the role, but was fired before shooting, as Wellman thought he lacked the proper physicality and attitude to play a Staff Sergeant. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Filming">Filming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battleground_(film)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Filming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The film was in production from April 5 to June 3, 1949,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with location shooting in northern California, Oregon, and Washington state. <a href="/wiki/Fort_Lewis_(Washington)" title="Fort Lewis (Washington)">Fort Lewis, Washington</a> was used for the tank sequence showing the relief of the <a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne" class="mw-redirect" title="101st Airborne">101st Airborne</a> by <a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton" title="George S. Patton">Patton</a>'s Third Army. Shooting took 20 days less than was scheduled, due in part to innovative measures taken by Schary such as processing film as it was shot, then dubbing and cutting it so that scenes could be previewed within two days of being shot.<sup id="cite_ref-tcmnotes_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmnotes-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film came in almost $100,000 under budget.<sup id="cite_ref-tcmarticle_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmarticle-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon the conclusion of filming, cinematographer <a href="/wiki/Paul_C._Vogel" title="Paul C. Vogel">Paul C. Vogel</a> described his work in a professional journal: </p> <blockquote><p>Except for the opening scenes (filmed at Sawtelle General Hospital) and the climax (shot at Fort McArthur), <i>Battleground</i> was filmed indoors on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s Stage 15. This is a cavernous affair, measuring 130x320 feet with a ceiling height of 70 feet, nearly three million cubic feet of air....All lighting...was from overhead....However, it frequently left actors' faces black under their regulation G.I. helmets. Supplementary lighting for face modelling was used from the floor up....despite the constant 40 degrees temperature maintained by the stepped-up air conditioning system, we discovered that soon after lighting the set each morning, the lamp heat started the air currents flowing—but not always in the same direction! We turned this meteorological oddity to advantage placing our fog machines—spraying vaporized light machine oil—at strategic positions, allowing the indoor currents to waft our fog into the desired place....En passant, the constant fog—chemical, not mental—in which we worked for more than seven weeks killed the desire to smoke. Cinematographers overly addicted to nicotine might try this effective, but drastic cure."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battleground_(film)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Battleground</i> received a number of premieres before its general release. A private showing for President <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> was arranged<sup id="cite_ref-tcmarticle_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmarticle-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> even before the premiere in <a href="/wiki/Washington_D.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Washington D.C.">Washington D.C.</a> on November 9, 1949, which was attended<sup id="cite_ref-tcmnotes_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmnotes-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by McAuliffe, who commanded the 101st during the siege. Two days later, the film premiered in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, and then on December 1 in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battleground_(film)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Battleground</i> was MGM's largest grossing film in five years.<sup id="cite_ref-tcmnotes_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmnotes-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to studio records it earned $4,722,000 in the US and Canada and $1,547,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $2,388,000, making it the studio's most profitable picture of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-Mannix_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mannix-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was rated by <i><a href="/wiki/Photoplay_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Photoplay (magazine)">Photoplay</a></i> as the best picture of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-tcmnotes_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmnotes-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>MGM released a similar film in 1951, <i><a href="/wiki/Go_for_Broke!_(1951_film)" title="Go for Broke! (1951 film)">Go for Broke!</a></i>, also starring Van Johnson and directed by Pirosh.<sup id="cite_ref-tcmnotes_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmnotes-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battleground_(film)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Award </th> <th>Category </th> <th>Nominee(s) </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/22nd_Academy_Awards" title="22nd Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Motion Picture</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dore_Schary" title="Dore Schary">Dore Schary</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_A._Wellman" title="William A. Wellman">William A. Wellman</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor">Best Supporting Actor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Whitmore" title="James Whitmore">James Whitmore</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay" title="Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay">Best Story and Screenplay</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Pirosh" title="Robert Pirosh">Robert Pirosh</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="Academy Award for Best Cinematography">Best Cinematography – Black-and-White</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_C._Vogel" title="Paul C. Vogel">Paul C. Vogel</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing" title="Academy Award for Best Film Editing">Best Film Editing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Dunning_(film_editor)" title="John Dunning (film editor)">John Dunning</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/7th_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="7th Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe Awards</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture">Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture</a> </td> <td>James Whitmore </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay">Best Screenplay – Motion Picture</a> </td> <td>Robert Pirosh </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Photoplay#The_Photoplay_Magazine_Medal_of_Honor" title="Photoplay">Photoplay Awards</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Gold Medal </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_Writers_Guild_of_America_Awards" title="2nd Writers Guild of America Awards">Writers Guild of America Awards</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Written_Drama" title="Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama">Best Written American Drama</a> </td> <td>Robert Pirosh </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The film was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/American_Film_Institute" title="American Film Institute">American Film Institute</a>'s 2001 list <a href="/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Thrills" title="AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills">AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battleground_(film)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Mannix-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Mannix_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mannix_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mannix_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFGlancy1992" class="citation book cs1">Glancy, H. Mark (1992). <i>The Eddie Mannix Ledger</i>. Vol. 12. Los Angeles: <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Herrick_Library" title="Margaret Herrick Library">Margaret Herrick Library</a>, <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences" title="Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a>. pp. <span class="nowrap">127–</span>144. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1080%2F01439689200260081">10.1080/01439689200260081</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4391-0791-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4391-0791-1"><bdi>978-1-4391-0791-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Eddie+Mannix+Ledger&rft.place=Los+Angeles&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E127-%3C%2Fspan%3E144&rft.pub=Margaret+Herrick+Library%2C+Academy+of+Motion+Picture+Arts+and+Sciences&rft.date=1992&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1080%2F01439689200260081&rft.isbn=978-1-4391-0791-1&rft.aulast=Glancy&rft.aufirst=H.+Mark&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattleground+%28film%29" class="Z3988"></span> <span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: </span><span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">|journal=</code> ignored (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#periodical_ignored" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-scott-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-scott_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEyman2005" class="citation book cs1">Eyman, Scott (2005). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/lionofhollywoodl00eyma"><i>Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 20,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=AFI%27s+100+Years...100+Thrills+Nominees&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.afi.com%2FDocs%2F100Years%2Fthrills400.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattleground+%28film%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The actual incident involved F Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Glider Infantry on December 22, near Marvie, southeast of Bastogne. As depicted, the commander of the 327th GIR, Colonel Joseph Harper, was called upon to explain the term.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/remembering-jerome-courtland-hell-talent">"Remembering Jerome Courtland: "A Hell of a Talent" | The Walt Disney Family Museum"</a>. <i>www.waltdisney.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 15,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.waltdisney.org&rft.atitle=Remembering+Jerome+Courtland%3A+%22A+Hell+of+a+Talent%22+%7C+The+Walt+Disney+Family+Museum&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waltdisney.org%2Fblog%2Fremembering-jerome-courtland-hell-talent&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattleground+%28film%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pirosh was a sergeant in Company G, 320th Infantry of the <a href="/wiki/35th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="35th Infantry Division (United States)">35th Infantry Division</a>, one of Patton's divisions assigned to break through to Bastogne.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/Bastogne/bast-14.htm">S.L.A. Marshall <i>Bastogne: The First Eight Days</i></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190902012543/http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/Bastogne/bast-14.htm">Archived</a> September 2, 2019, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Chapter 14 and notes.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tcmarticle-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tcmarticle_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcmarticle_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcmarticle_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThompson" class="citation web cs1">Thompson, Lang. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2199/battleground#articles-reviews">"Battleground"</a>. <i>TCM</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=TCM&rft.atitle=Battleground&rft.aulast=Thompson&rft.aufirst=Lang&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tcm.com%2Ftcmdb%2Ftitle%2F2199%2Fbattleground%23articles-reviews&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattleground+%28film%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tcmnotes-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tcmnotes_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcmnotes_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcmnotes_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcmnotes_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcmnotes_10-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcmnotes_10-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">TCM <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2199/battleground#notes">Notes</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">pp. 93–94 Davis, Ronald L. <i>Robert Pirosh Interview</i> in <i>Words into Images: Screenwriters on the Studio System</i> Univ. Press of Mississippi, 01/05/2007</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">TCM <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=2199">Overview</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">. Vogel, Paul. "Different...and Difficult." American Cinematographer 30:12 (December 1949), 456-57.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1950">"The 22nd Academy Awards (1950) Nominees and Winners"</a>. 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