---
title: 'Battleground (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William A. Wellman'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/battleground-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041163/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Battleground (1950)

1950 · 113 min · Drama, Action, War · United States


## Synopsis

Battleground is a 1949 American war film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy, and James Whitmore. It follows a fictional company of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as they fight in the siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, in World War II. The screenplay was written by Robert Pirosh, based on his own experiences during the battle.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William A. Wellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-wellman)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Pirosh](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-pirosh)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lennie Hayton](https://cinepixo.com/people/lennie-hayton)
- **Producer:** [Dore Schary](https://cinepixo.com/people/dore-schary)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Vogel](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-vogel)
- **Editor:** [John Dunning](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dunning-4)

## Cast

- [James Arness](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-arness)
- [Scotty Beckett](https://cinepixo.com/people/scotty-beckett)
- [Van Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-johnson)
- [Richard Jaeckel](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-jaeckel)
- [Herbert Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-anderson)
- [Ian MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-macdonald)
- [John Hodiak](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hodiak)
- [Richard Irving](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-irving)
- [Bruce Cowling](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-cowling)
- [Roland Varno](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-varno)
- [Denise Darcel](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-darcel)
- [Dewey Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dewey-martin)
- [Leon Ames](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-ames)
- [John Mylong](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mylong)
- [James Whitmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-whitmore)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/battleground-1950
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