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Battleground

1949 · 118 min

A grounded, quietly tense war drama that follows ordinary soldiers through cold, waiting and loss, mixing grim danger with wry barrack-room humour and genuine warmth.

Tagline: The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!
Overview: Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their own, Roderigues, perish under enemy fire. The men try to rebuff another series of Nazi attacks, but what they really need is a change in the weather. Without clear skies, they'll never get the air support they need.

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
war
friendship
death
loyalty
Places: countryside
small town
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	3
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: action, drama, war
Directed by: William A. Wellman
Written by: Robert Pirosh
Starring: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Jerome Courtland, Don Taylor, Bruce Cowling
Music: Lennie Hayton
Cinematography: Paul Vogel
Runtime: 118 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: German, French, English, Czech

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