战场

　　This is not a large scale multi-million dollar epic of World War Two. No thousands of extras, no wide panoramic sweep of battle scenes. This says more about The Battle of the Bulge than the movie of the same name. It's just an ordinary black and white M.G.M. production. What it lacks in size and scope it makes up for in impact.A simple story very well told, of a squad of GI's of the 101st Airborne Division, thrown into the maelstrom that was the German offensive in the Ardennes in December of 1944 against the Allied ground forces.


　　It's hard to believe that this film was not shot on location; but on a Metro sound stage. And Metro's Culver City was turned into the only outdoor location for the snow-covered, rubble-strewn town of Bastogne under siege, which was tenaciously held by the 101st, under the command of Brig. General Anthony McAuliffe.


　　With the exception of Van Johnson as Pvt. Holly who was high profile on the Metro lot in his time, and George Murphy as Pvt. Stazak, the rest of the cast were character-type actors who filled their roles perfectly. James Whitmore as Sgt. Kinnie is drilling the squad in the opening scenes.


　　The squad members talk of an enjoyable furlough in Paris which is suddenly cut short by the German breakthrough in the Ardenne. Ptv. Stazak hopes of going home are dashed because his authorised documents have not come through before the squad moves up front. Douglas Fowley as Pvt. Kippton seems to be the best in the squad at bellyaching.Maybe it's his dentures that make him a sourpuss. But Fowley's dentures turn into a class act; clicking away to the old song, "I Surrender Dear," through the courtesy of a German propaganda broadcast heard over the radio in a Sherman tank. Denise Darcel comes as a welcome relief of feminine pleasure; not out of place in the town of Bastogne itself. In an indoor scene, Pvt. Holly's eyeballs go into left-to-right overdrive as he stares at Denise's buxom rear end descending a flight of stairs. Then there's Holly again, nursing stolen newly-laid eggs, as valuable as gold nuggets. He's about to scramble them over a fire when the squad is told to saddle up and move out. Not for the first time does Johnson (Pvt. Holly) yell, "oh no!" A expression he's used in past movies also. The broken eggs in his upturned helmet are now a problem. In the end it's disaster. The German artillery scramble the eggs for Holly. Problem solved!


　　On a three man patrol, Holly, Hodiak as Janness, Montalban as Rodriguez, intercept and force a jeep carrying a Major and two sergeants to stop and identify themselves. The knowledge that Germans are infiltrating in GI uniforms has made the patrol suspicious so the Major is asked how the Dodgers made out in 1944. The Major hesitates,but the Sergeant in the rear seat asks Holly who Betty Grable is married to. Montalban shouts back, "Cesar Romero". The Major says Romero is out. "Betty Grable is married to Harry James". The tense atmosphere relaxes. The patrol is convinced they're friendly.


　　What is displayed authentically on this studio sound stage is the icy, bone-chilling atmosphere of the battlefield. The men hunkered down; the deeper the better, in their foxholes. Throughout nearly all this movie there is the constant rise and fall in the background of continuous artillery fire, like a rolling thunder. It never seems to cease. Sometimes it's close, sometimes distant. That, along with the freezing fog hanging like a thick whitish-grey blanket in the air, enveloping everything, gives off an atmosphere of crisis; a feeling of fearful tension. The men endeavour to dispel the fear with humour. Waiting and wondering when the enemy will appear ghost-like out of the mist-shrouded forest.


　　Near the end of the movie, Leon Ames gives a good performance as a Army Chaplain. Trying to explain the reason for this necessary trip to Europe, to kill off a murderous political system that has already killed off millions. Before the end, the tables turn in the Allies favour. Sergeant Kinnie notices his shadow against the snow. The sun is breaking through and the mist rises. Allied tactical air power is back in business again with a vengeance.


　　Veteran director William Wellman was not found wanting when he directed this movie. He had already proved himself with, "The Story of GI Joe", in 1945. Antiwar film? Any war film well made and convincing can be antiwar, and you do not need blood all over the silver screen to prove it. Antiwar or not, World War Two was a "popular" war. The reasons stuck out a mile. The Army Chaplain said so in so many words.


　　The Ardennes offensive caught the Allies unawares. By late 1944, battered the German forces may have been. But they still had a few nasty shots in their locker to scare the living daylights out of the Allied Command. We thought the Germans had run out of fighting steam, but old Field Marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt thought different.

7.8分。影碟机播放后才发现这是第二次看了，仍然随着剧情逐渐又看下去了，觉得这部摄于上世纪四十年代的黑白片，还是又一次吸引了我。剧中有几处场景令人印象深刻，一处是军中牧师以宗教仪式讲解的战役意义，这其实就是以思想政治工作来鼓舞士气啊；还一处是战役胜利后，英雄排排着较整齐的队伍、喊着响亮的号子，精神抖擞，与兄弟部队换防而相向而行；再就是直接采用了战场实战影像，其实1949年毕竟离二战结束才刚刚四年啊。总之，是一部经典（用“古典”更合适）的二战片，不可拿现在的技术水准去苛求。

看完以后的感受：终于结束了。本片拍的还挺真实的，所以也是真实的很沉闷和无聊，对于一个不太喜欢战争片的人来说想要认清谁是谁就让人头大，而且本片的战争场面都少的可怜，绝大多数都是一群士兵的群戏。至于这个奥斯卡男配提名更是让人摸不着头脑，因为我绝大多数时间都不知道哪个人是他，也并没有觉得谁的表演要更出彩一些。不过本片的结局倒是收的非常不错。

在那个二战结束不久的年代，他们的感悟要比我们深刻地多，本片贵在对战场描写的真实，见惯了动不动就拼刺刀的战争戏，才发现，原来很多的战士，还没见到敌人，就死在了暗枪或者飞机炮火之下。

比利时巴斯托尼雪地战壕坚守战，这一段《兄弟连》里已经表现的很精彩了，想必借鉴很多。导演威廉·韦尔曼不咋了解，好像第一部奥斯卡电影就是他拍的吧。

表演痕迹略重，并有一些不符逻辑的bug，但一些很到位很有趣的小细节也很显著就是了

很美好的一部二战影片，也很美国，虽然全片有松散的地方，但是细节处理的很棒。导演的创作趣味也很好，惨的地方不卖惨，暴力的地方不渲染，始终把人性，最普通人的人性放在中心位置，让这部电影历经半个多世纪仍不显老旧，观影过程仍趣味十足。这部讲战争的电影，名为战场，实则讲的是战场上的人。当太阳出来的时候，真的能跟他们一起感受到暖意和满满的斗志，真正的大规模战争场面反而是用快切交代略过。最后当他们挺起胸膛凯旋的时候，就像英雄一样接受两旁行军士兵的注目礼，那一刻，激动的要流泪。

1944年圣诞节前后 欧洲战线比利时巴斯托涅的突出部战役 101空降师I连三排 韦尔曼没有呈现大量的战争场景 甚至连寥寥几场遭遇战都只是一个排一个班的接触站 但他用两小时对一个班形形色色十几个人的塑造 展示了战争的残酷和非人 可惜人物太多又都是在大雪天里 很多人的退场都不知道是谁

49年的黑白片，突出部战役的美军步兵排战况。

虽然年代久远，看起来却没有隔阂感，似曾相识的地方可能是源于兄弟连的借鉴。

摄影棚里的Bastogne之战。。。从来没有经历过的室内战争片意思完全不对。。。实在无力欣赏。。。半小时后开始快进再拖进。。。

很贴近真实的，虽然没看到什么大场面的战斗，最多也就连排级别的枪战。但各种爆炸场面，近距离爆炸都很真实。每一名士兵的个性都刻画得很生动。5星推荐

当前月份跟时期看这个电影真是合适，我还翻出近距离作战4来玩了呐。