Battle Cry / Battleground

Based on the Leon Uris novel, the gritty war saga "Battle Cry" follows a group of marines from basic training to combat fighting during World War II. Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Tab Hunter, Mona Freeman, Nancy Olson, James Whitmore, Raymond Massey, and John Lupton star; directed by Raoul Walsh. Then, the Oscar-winning account of the Battle of the Bulge, director William Wellman's stirring wartime drama "Battleground" chronicles the struggles of a company of American soldiers trapped by the Germans in Bastogne during the fighting. Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy star. 4 2/3 hrs. total on two discs.