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