
Take the High Ground
1953, War, 1h 41m
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Sergeant Thorne Ryan fought bravely in the Korean War, and now he does his part by taking new recruits through basic training in the southern United States. A drill sergeant has to be fierce and hated by his trainees, but is Ryan the monster he is thought to be?
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Genre: War
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Original Language: English
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Director: Richard Brooks
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Producer: Dore Schary
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Writer: Millard Kaufman
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Distributor: USA Films
Cast & Crew

Richard Widmark
Sgt. Thorne Ryan

Karl Malden
Sgt. Laverne Holt

Elaine Stewart
Julie Mollison

Russ Tamblyn
Paul Jamison

Carleton Carpenter
Merton "Tex" Tolliver

Steve Forrest
Lobo Naglaski

Jerome Courtland
Elvin C. Carey

William Hairston
Daniel Hazard

Robert Arthur
Donald Quentin Dover IV

Maurice Jara
Franklin D. No Bear

Chris Warfield
Soldier

Bert Freed
Sgt. Vince Opperman

Regis Toomey
Chaplain

Richard Brooks
Director

Dore Schary
Producer

Millard Kaufman
Screenwriter

Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music

John Alton
Cinematographer

John D. Dunning
Film Editing

Edward C. Carfagno
Art Director

Cedric Gibbons
Art Director

Alfred E. Spencer
Set Decoration

Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
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Dec 30, 2013Standard boys to men saga with a bit of tortured romance thrown in made far better than it should be by Richard Widmark.
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