<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $4.5 million (est . US / Canada rentals) </Td> </Tr> <P> Battle of the Bulge is a 1965 American widescreen epic war film produced in Spain, directed by Ken Annakin, and starring Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews and Charles Bronson . The feature was filmed in Ultra Panavision 70 and exhibited in 70 mm Cinerama . Battle of the Bulge had its world premiere on December 16, 1965, the 21st anniversary of the titular battle, at the Pacific Cinerama Dome Theatre in Hollywood, California . </P> <P> The filmmakers attempted to condense the Ardennes Counteroffensive, a World War II battle that stretched across parts of Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg and lasted nearly a month, into under three hours . They also shot parts of the film on terrain that did not resemble actual battle locations . This left them open to criticism for lack of historical accuracy, but they claimed in the end credits that they had "re-organized" the chronological order of events to maximize the dramatic story . </P> <P> Unlike most World War II epics, Battle of the Bulge contains virtually no portrayals of actual senior Allied leaders, civilian or military . This is presumably because of controversies surrounding the battle, both during the war and after . Though Allied forces ultimately won the battle, the initial German counteroffensive caught them by surprise and caused many casualties . </P>

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