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Battleground

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

Battleground is a film[1]. Battleground ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,392 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[4]
  • Director: William A. Wellman[5]
  • Screenwriter: Robert Pirosh[6]
  • Composer: Lennie Hayton[7]
  • Genre: war film[8], drama film[9], action film[10]
  • Cast member: Van Johnson[11], John Hodiak[12], Ricardo Montalbán[13], George Murphy[14], James Whitmore[15], Don Taylor[16], Leon Ames[17], Denise Darcel[18], Richard Jaeckel[19], Marshall Thompson[20], Jerome Courtland[21], Douglas Fowley[22], Bruce Cowling[23], Dewey Martin[24]
  • Producer: Dore Schary[25]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[26]
  • Director of photography: Paul Vogel[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Commons category: Battleground (film)[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 7.7/10[31], 78%[32]
  • Color: black-and-white[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1950[35]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[36], Netflix[37]
  • Narrative location: Belgium[38]
  • Main subject: World War II[39]
  • Film editor: John Dunning[40]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[41], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[42], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[43], Academy Award for Best Director[44], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[45], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[46]
  • Title: Battleground[47]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[48]
  • Duration: 113 minutes[49]
  • Set in period: World War II[50], 20th century[51], 1940s[52]

Why It Matters

Battleground has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Battleground is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

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].

Related Entities

Belgium Cedric Gibbons film James Arness James Whitmore Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Netflix Ricardo Montalbán United States Van Johnson William A. Wellman

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi',
    Ampas collections film id → W066131
    Sitelink count → 28
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 61728
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Eiga.com movie id: 61728, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258721168|戦場（1949） (#258721168)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] #mix'n'm"
  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 41163
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  4. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
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  5. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 22530
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  6. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Set in period: World War II, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786777714293"
  7. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Cedric Gibbons
    Publication date → +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Robert Pirosh
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+113'}
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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