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Taistelutanner

Original title: Battleground
  • 1949
  • K-16
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
8K
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Taistelutanner (1949)
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True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.

  • Director
    • William A. Wellman
  • Writer
    • Robert Pirosh
  • Stars
    • Van Johnson
    • John Hodiak
    • Ricardo Montalban
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writer
      • Robert Pirosh
    • Stars
      • Van Johnson
      • John Hodiak
      • Ricardo Montalban
    • 100User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:57
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    Photos35

    John Hodiak at an event for Taistelutanner (1949)
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    Van Johnson and James Whitmore in Taistelutanner (1949)
    Taistelutanner (1949)
    Van Johnson in Taistelutanner (1949)
    Taistelutanner (1949)
    Richard Jaeckel and Van Johnson in Taistelutanner (1949)
    Van Johnson and John Hodiak in Taistelutanner (1949)
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    Van Johnson in Taistelutanner (1949)

    Top cast93

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    Van Johnson
    Van Johnson
    • Holley
    John Hodiak
    John Hodiak
    • Jarvess
    Ricardo Montalban
    Ricardo Montalban
    • Roderigues
    George Murphy
    George Murphy
    • 'Pop' Stazak
    Marshall Thompson
    Marshall Thompson
    • Jim Layton
    Jerome Courtland
    Jerome Courtland
    • Abner Spudler
    Don Taylor
    Don Taylor
    • Standiferd
    Bruce Cowling
    Bruce Cowling
    • Wolowicz
    James Whitmore
    James Whitmore
    • Kinnie
    Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    • 'Kipp' Kippton
    Leon Ames
    Leon Ames
    • The Chaplain
    Herbert Anderson
    Herbert Anderson
    • Hansan
    • (as Guy Anderson)
    Thomas E. Breen
    • Doc
    Denise Darcel
    Denise Darcel
    • Denise
    Richard Jaeckel
    Richard Jaeckel
    • Bettis
    James Arness
    James Arness
    • Garby
    • (as Jim Arness)
    Scotty Beckett
    Scotty Beckett
    • William J. Hooper
    Brett King
    Brett King
    • Lt. Teiss
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writer
      • Robert Pirosh
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      James Arness (Garby) served in World War II and is the most decorated of the actors in the film. He received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze campaign stars, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge for his service.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the movie Holley (Van Johnson) enters the tent wearing a class A uniform. Although currently worn above the ribbon rack, at the time the film takes place, the Combat Infantryman Badge was worn on the left breast pocket, below the ribbons.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Holley: [as they begin marching from the battlefield, passing their replacements as they enter] Hey, Kinnie - what ever happened to Jody?

      Sgt. Kinnie: All right, come on! Come on! What do you want these guys to think, you're a bunch of WACs? Alright, alright pick it up now. Hut, two, three. Hut, two, three, four. Hut, two, three, four. You had a good home but you left...

      I Company: You're right!

      Sgt. Kinnie: You had a good home but you left...

      I Company: You're right!

      Sgt. Kinnie: Jody was there when you left...

      I Company: You're right!

      Sgt. Kinnie: Your Baby was there when you left...

      I Company: You're right!

      Sgt. Kinnie: Sound off!

      I Company: One, two

      Sgt. Kinnie: Sound off!

      I Company: Three, four.

      Sgt. Kinnie: Cadence Count

      I Company: One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four!

      Sgt. Kinnie: Your baby was lonely - as lonely as could be...

      I Company: 'Til Jody provided company!

      Sgt. Kinnie: Ain't it great to have a pal...

      I Company: Who works so hard to keep up morale!

      Sgt. Kinnie: Sound off!

      I Company: One, two

      Sgt. Kinnie: Sound off!

      I Company: Three, four.

      Sgt. Kinnie: Cadence Count

      I Company: One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four!

      Sgt. Kinnie: You ain't got nothing to worry about...

      I Company: He'll keep her happy till I get out!

      Sgt. Kinnie: But you won't get home 'til the end of the war...

      I Company: In nineteen hundred and seventy-four!

      Sgt. Kinnie: Sound off!

      I Company: One, two.

      Sgt. Kinnie: Sound off!

      I Company: Three, four...

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in America at the Movies (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
      (uncredited)
      Written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
      Sung by the soldiers

    User reviews100

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    Featured review
    10/10
    I like this movie more every time I see it.
    "Battleground" is probably the best movie made about the Battle of the Bulge. After seeing "Band of Brothers", I bought "Battleground" and watched it for the fourth(?) time. I thought the characters were well done. I saw this movie for the second time when I was in the US Army, and it turned me off. I couldn't believe guys were measuring their chances of getting off the line by hoping for the million dollar wound, or some other malady. The third time I saw this movie, I had grown up and realized that, human nature being what it is, nothing about their behavior was abnormal. While I was growing up, Van Johnson was the model GI in all of his movies, as he is in this. I liked the entire cast in this movie. I think one of the best scenes was the Christmas gathering with the Chaplin. His "Was this trip necessary?" speech was one of the high points of the movie for me then and now. This movie, along with "Band of Brothers" are a must see.
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    • garygorf
    • Dec 24, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 1950 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Battleground
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Lewis, Washington, USA(tank sequence)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $1,631,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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