Take the High Ground!
6.0
“From its rowdy, ribald horse-play, to its rousing marching song... from its hard-boiled hates and slugging feuds to its tough-but tender love story... this is a drama of our times... exciting, exalting, young, brave and alive!”
Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as a hard-nosed drill instructor to new Army recruits at Fort Bliss, Texas. But is he really the man he is often described as? His fellow instructor, and friend helps him to face the ghosts of his past experiences in Korea. One night in a bar across the border in Juarez, Mexico, Sgt. Ryan meets a lady who begins to turn his life around. Will this be enough to help him deal with the past? Or will he continue to be so hard on his troops?
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Richard Widmark
Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Known for
Judgment at Nuremberg
Pickup on South Street
Karl Malden
Sgt. Laverne Holt
Known for
Patton
On the Waterfront
Elaine Stewart
Julie Mollison
Known for
Brigadoon
The Bad and the Beautiful
Carleton Carpenter
Merton "Tex" Tolliver
Known for
The Prowler
Vengeance Valley
Russ Tamblyn
Paul Jamison
Known for
Twin Peaks
West Side Story
Jerome Courtland
Elvin C. Carey
Known for
Battleground
The Man from Colorado
Steve Forrest
Lobo Nagalaski
Known for
Spies Like Us
S.W.A.T.
Robert Arthur
Donald Quentin Dover IV
Known for
Ace in the Hole
Yellow Sky
Maurice Jara
Franklin D. No Bear
Known for
Flying Leathernecks
William Hairston
Daniel Hazard
No other roles listed
Bert Freed
Sgt. Vince Opperman
Known for
Paths of Glory
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Acquanetta
Bar Girl (uncredited)
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Richard Brooks Director · Millard Kaufman Screenplay Dimitri Tiomkin Composer
Worldwide gross $2.9M · Budget $1.2M · United States release October 30, 1953
Box office
Budget
$1,166,000
Worldwide gross
$2,855,000
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 30, 1953
Theatrical
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