When Does "Battle of the Bulge" (1965) Take Place?
"Battle of the Bulge" is a historical fiction war film written by Philip Yordan with Milton Sperling and John Melson that released December 16th, 1965. So when is "Battle of the Bulge" set?
It takes place in the year:
We know this because it depicts a fictionalized version of the initial attack of the real-world Battle of the Bulge, which occurred from December 16th, 1944 AD to December 17th, 1944 AD, and its immediate build-up in the days just previous. (The full battle lasted until January 28th, 1945 AD.) It was a major conflict of World War II. So it's December of 1944 AD.
1944 AD
We know this because it depicts a fictionalized version of the initial attack of the real-world Battle of the Bulge, which occurred from December 16th, 1944 AD to December 17th, 1944 AD, and its immediate build-up in the days just previous. (The full battle lasted until January 28th, 1945 AD.) It was a major conflict of World War II. So it's December of 1944 AD.
Furthermore, the first spoken words of the movie is the narration: "December, 1944."
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