Battleground (1949)
Director: William Wellman.
Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, Ian MacDonald (General McAuliffe), Denise Darcel.
Dramatization of the battle of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, the German counteroffensive that took the Allies by surprise. General McAuliffe replied "Nuts" to the German's demand for an American surrender.
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