Movie poster for Take the High Ground!
TMDb Rating
5.9/10

12 verified votes

Take the High Ground! (1953)

ComedyDramaWar
101 min

"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!"

Plot Summary

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?

Director

Richard Brooks

Top Cast

Richard WidmarkKarl MaldenElaine StewartCarleton CarpenterRuss Tamblyn

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