🎬 Comedy, Drama, War

Take the High Ground!

"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!"

⭐ 6.2/10 1953 1h 41m Dir. Richard Brooks

About this movie

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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6.2/10 13 votes

Quick facts

Year
1953
Runtime
1h 41m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.2/10
Votes
13
Genre
Comedy, Drama, War
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Comedy 🎭 Drama 🎭 War 🎬 Richard Brooks 👤 Richard Widmark 👤 Karl Malden 👤 Elaine Stewart
drill instructor

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Questions about Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground! has a runtime of 1h 41m (1 hour and 41 minutes).
Take the High Ground! was directed by Richard Brooks and released in 1953.
Take the High Ground! is a Comedy, Drama, War film (1953).
The cast of Take the High Ground! includes Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Elaine Stewart, Carleton Carpenter, Russ Tamblyn.
Take the High Ground! has a TMDB rating of 6.2/10 based on 13 votes.

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