Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground! (1953)

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!

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1953-10-30
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director:
star 5.7
From 11 Ratings
6.0

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?

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  • Take the High Ground! Photos

    Directing Richard Brooks Director
    Sound Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer
    Art Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
    Art Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
    Editing John D. Dunning Editor
    Art Edward C. Carfagno Art Direction
    Production Dore Schary Producer
    Sound Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
    Costume & Make-Up William Tuttle Makeup Artist
    Writing Millard Kaufman Screenplay
    Writing Millard Kaufman Story
    Crew George Robotham Stunts
    Crew Guy Way Stunts
    Production Herman Hoffman Associate Producer
    Crew Fritz Ford Stunts
    Camera John Alton Director of Photography
    Directing Jerry Thorpe Assistant Director
    Crew Rai Sanders Stunts
    Art Alfred E. Spencer Set Decoration
    Art Mentor Huebner Production Illustrator
    Editing Alvord Eiseman Editorial Consultant
    Art Frank Wesselhoff Painter
    Sound Conrad Kahn Sound
    Costume & Make-Up John Truwe Makeup Artist
    Crew Walter K. Sims Technical Advisor