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  • World War II

    AN UNEXPECTED CLASSIC

    Apr 02, 2019 3 minutes
    BY MARK GRIMSLEY

    ELEASED IN NOVEMBER 1949, tells the story of an infantry squad trapped in the besieged town of Bastogne in December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. It won instant critical acclaim, including two Academy Awards. Yet the film fought an uphill battle just to be made. Conventional wisdom held that American audiences would not be interested in seeing a combat movie about the recently concluded conflict, and producer Dore Schary encountered a buzz saw of opposition so that no one would suspect their true motives.

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