![]() ![]() Daniel Kiley, an American intelligence officer who suspects that the Germans may be planning a covert attack in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxemburg in the winter of 1944, just as Allied forces are preparing to invade Germany. Fonda delivers a solid performance as the instantly likable Lt. Henry Fonda and Robert Shaw lead an impressive cast that also includes Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson and Robert Ryan. ![]() Typically, the script takes certain artistic liberties with history (for which it has been severely criticized), but accepted purely on its own merits, this is the quintessential Hollywood war picture in the tradition of The Longest Day and The Guns of Navarone, only on a much larger scale. It's a decidedly cinematic effort, despite a story that plods along about as slowly and ungracefully as the hulking tanks themselves. Filmed in Ultra Panavision 70 for projection on Cinerama screens, Battle of the Bulge is all about sweeping, grand visuals. ![]()
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