True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Nazis in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Van Johnson | ... | Holley | |
| John Hodiak | ... | Jarvess | |
| Ricardo Montalban | ... | Roderigues | |
| George Murphy | ... | 'Pop' Stazak | |
| Marshall Thompson | ... | Jim Layton | |
| Jerome Courtland | ... | Abner Spudler | |
| Don Taylor | ... | Standiferd | |
| Bruce Cowling | ... | Wolowicz | |
| James Whitmore | ... | Kinnie | |
| Douglas Fowley | ... | 'Kipp' Kippton | |
| Leon Ames | ... | The Chaplain | |
| Herbert Anderson | ... | Hansan (as Guy Anderson) | |
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Thomas E. Breen | ... | Doc |
| Denise Darcel | ... | Denise | |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Bettis | |
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We follow a band of American soldiers as they engage the Germans in a snowy, foggy winter near Bastogne in World War II. They're low on fuel, rations, and ammunition; the Germans are constantly encouraging their surrender via radio and leaflets, and most importantly, the pervasive thick fog makes movement and identification difficult and prevents their relief by Allied air support. This film focuses much more on the psychology and morale of the soldiers than on action footage and heroics. Written by Michael C. Berch <mcb@postmodern.com>
Plot Keywords:
siege of bastogne | bastogne belgium | nazi | year 1944 | actor playing himself |Taglines:
The Guts, Gags and Glory of a Lot of Wonderful Guys! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
20 January 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$1,631,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$10,293,960Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$13,666,420Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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PFC. Johnny Rodriguez: Do you want to goof off?
Holley: Who said anything about goofing off?
PFC. Johnny Rodriguez: Nobody. I'm just saying, the best way is to tell them you heard voices talking in German.
PFC. Donald Jarvess: Let's say we heard voices talking in Japanese and let G-2 figure that out.
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(uncredited)
Written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
Sung by the soldiers
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Trivia
As mentioned on the DVD sleeve notes, after the battle depicted in this movie the division's soldiers became known as "the battered bastards of Bastogne". See more »Goofs
Near the end of the film, when the C-47s are paradropping supplies to the soldiers, one of the stock footage pieces is of paratroopers jumping from planes, not supplies being dropped. See more »Quotes
Holley: Yeah, they really shoulda sent out a bigger patrol.PFC. Johnny Rodriguez: Do you want to goof off?
Holley: Who said anything about goofing off?
PFC. Johnny Rodriguez: Nobody. I'm just saying, the best way is to tell them you heard voices talking in German.
PFC. Donald Jarvess: Let's say we heard voices talking in Japanese and let G-2 figure that out.
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Alternate Versions
Also available in a computer colorized version. See more »Soundtracks
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town(uncredited)
Written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
Sung by the soldiers
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I watched this movie all the time with my Grandpa growing up. He was a vet of the US Army in the Pacific and he told me that this was the only movie where a M-1 rifle and artillery actually sounded real. That is because both were the real sounds they made. The artillery was actually recorded during the war and used in the film.
The characters you can connect with. The circumstances were anything but ideal to fight a war in. You see Layton grow into a vet before your eyes. You see men scared, terrified, and there for each other. Until "Band of Brothers" came out this was my favorite flick about WWII, and it's definitely the best of the "old school" war movies.