Battle of the Bulge

In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent this occurrence…

• Director: Ken Annakin
• Genre:Action / Drama / War
• Runtime:170 minutes

Cast

Henry Fonda : Lt. Col. Kiley
Robert Shaw : Col. Hessler
Robert Ryan : Gen. Grey
Dana Andrews : Col. Pritchard
George Montgomery: Sgt. Duquesne

This is a novelisation of the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes, Belgium in the last months of the WW II. The German plan consists in a fast attack of a secret panzer division, unknown by the allies, at command of col. Hessler, a brilliant German officer. But as the Germans are short in fuel, a crucial movement in the plan is to capture a huge allied fuel deposit. It seems not to be difficult, but…