4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 1, 2020

“We must never again let any force dedicated to a super-race or a super-idea, or super-anything become strong enough to impose itself upon a free world. We must be smart enough and tough enough in the beginning to put out the fire before it starts spreading.”  ~ Leon Ames as...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 17, 2017

We must be smart enough and tough enough in the beginning. To put out the fire before it starts spreading. Battleground (1949) performs a balancing act of great precision. It plunges you into the devastation of war, but it also shows flickers of light. Though it can often be difficult...   read more

Classic Reel Girl Posted by Bonnie on July 4, 2016

Freedom is not free. On this Independence Day, I would like to remember all those who fought for the freedom we enjoy by sharing Battleground (1949), a World War II film with authentic details and realistic characters. The movie is further fitting because one of its stars is George Murphy,...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 27, 2015

Battleground Directed by William A. Wellman Written by Robert Pirosh 1949/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Amazon Instant Soldier: Look, you’re not selling it to me, you’re showing me how to fire it. Late in life, William A. Wellman still could direct a mean action sequence. Th   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on April 14, 2014

April 14, 2014 by smumcounty “This story is about, and dedicated to, those Americans who met General Heinrich von Luttwitz and his 47 Panzer Corps and won for themselves the honored and immortal name ‘The Battered Bastards of Bastogne.’” Thus begins “Battleground” (1949) and you can bet   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on April 14, 2014

April 14, 2014 by smumcounty “This story is about, and dedicated to, those Americans who met General Heinrich von Luttwitz and his 47 Panzer Corps and won for themselves the honored and immortal name ‘The Battered Bastards of Bastogne.’” Thus begins “Battleground” (1949) and you can bet   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on November 14, 2011

For my first evening of birthday favorite films I chose: Van Johnson and John Hodiak listening to a Christmas Eve sermon in "Battleground" Brief plot: The film depiction of the 101st Airborne Division when they are trapped in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. The division is surrou   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on March 25, 2011

With WWII four years in the past, 1949’s Battleground was the sort of war movie that looked back on the Battle of the Bulge in a realistic manner.  Rather than a constant stream of heroics in battle, we see the men drudge through the woods, bewildered by the elements, mind...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on February 27, 2009

Wild Bill Wellman1896 - 1975William Wellman is a director I have long admired. He was a rogue, a character and a man who made many, many fine films. I'm sentimental about the man and his work dating back to Tuesday, July 9, 1974. On that date The Ontario Film Insitute...   read more