drill instructor

Take the High Ground! (1953)

Poster for 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!

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?

Cast & Crew

Director
Richard Brooks
  • Profile picture of Richard Widmark
    Sgt. Thorne Ryan Richard Widmark
  • Profile picture of Karl Malden
    Sgt. Laverne Holt Karl Malden
  • Profile picture of Elaine Stewart
    Julie Mollison Elaine Stewart
  • Profile picture of Carleton Carpenter
    Merton "Tex" Tolliver Carleton Carpenter
  • Profile picture of Russ Tamblyn
    Paul Jamison Russ Tamblyn
  • Profile picture of Jerome Courtland
    Elvin C. Carey Jerome Courtland
  • Profile picture of Steve Forrest
    Lobo Nagalaski Steve Forrest
  • Profile picture of Robert Arthur
    Donald Quentin Dover IV Robert Arthur

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