Battleground

1949 American war film directed by William A. Wellman
Movie film Q1620831
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Battleground

Summary

Battleground is a film[1]. Battleground ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (275 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battleground received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3].
  • Battleground received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[4].
  • Battleground's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Battleground's director is recorded as William A. Wellman[6].
  • Battleground's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Pirosh[7].
  • Battleground's composer is recorded as Lennie Hayton[8].
  • Battleground's genre is recorded as war film[9].
  • Battleground's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Battleground's genre is recorded as action film[11].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Van Johnson[12].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as John Hodiak[13].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Ricardo Montalbán[14].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as George Murphy[15].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as James Whitmore[16].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Don Taylor[17].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Leon Ames[18].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Denise Darcel[19].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Richard Jaeckel[20].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Marshall Thompson[21].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Jerome Courtland[22].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Douglas Fowley[23].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Bruce Cowling[24].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Dewey Martin[25].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Ian MacDonald[26].
  • Battleground's cast member is recorded as Ivan Triesault[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Battleground's producer is recorded as Dore Schary[28]. Battleground's director is recorded as William A. Wellman[6]. Battleground's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Pirosh[7]. Cast members include Van Johnson[12], John Hodiak[13], Ricardo Montalbán[14], George Murphy[15], James Whitmore[16], and Don Taylor[17].

Publication

Battleground's publication date is recorded as +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Battleground's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include war film[9], drama film[10], and action film[11].

Subject and Themes

Battleground's main subject is recorded as World War II[31].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3], an award for best screenplay[32], in United States[33], founded in 1941[34] and Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[4]. Reviews include 7.7/10[35] and 78%[36].

Why It Matters

Battleground ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (275 views/month).[2] Battleground has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Battleground is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Battleground receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3] and Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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