Take the High Ground!

Oct 30, 1953

1h 41m

★ 5.7

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!

Overview

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?

Genres

Comedy

Drama

War

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Sgt. Thorne Ryan

Richard Widmark

Sgt. Laverne Holt

Karl Malden

Julie Mollison

Elaine Stewart

Merton "Tex" Tolliver

Carleton Carpenter

Paul Jamison

Russ Tamblyn

Elvin C. Carey

Jerome Courtland

Lobo Nagalaski

Steve Forrest

Donald Quentin Dover IV

Robert Arthur

Franklin D. No Bear

Maurice Jara

Daniel Hazard

William Hairston

Sgt. Vince Opperman

Bert Freed

Bar Girl (uncredited)

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