Battleground (1949 movie)

Battleground is a 1949 war film which tells the story of a squad of the 101st Airborne Division trying to cope during the Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne, Belgium[?]. It stars Van Johnson[?], John Hodiak[?], Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy[?], Marshall Thompson[?], Jerome Courtland[?], Don Taylor[?], Bruce Cowling[?], James Whitmore, Douglas Fowley[?] and Leon Ames[?].

The movie was written by Robert Pirosh[?] and directed by William A. Wellman[?].

It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (James Whitmore), Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Picture.