Take the High Ground!
1953, English. Directed by Richard Brooks.
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?
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Richard BrooksDirector
- Richard WidmarkSgt. Thorne Ryan
- Karl MaldenSgt. Laverne Holt
- Elaine StewartJulie Mollison
- Carleton CarpenterMerton "Tex" Tolliver
- Russ TamblynPaul Jamison
- Jerome CourtlandElvin C. Carey
- Steve ForrestLobo Nagalaski
- Robert ArthurDonald Quentin Dover IV
- Maurice JaraFranklin D. No Bear
- William HairstonDaniel Hazard
- Bert FreedSgt. Vince Opperman
- AcquanettaBar Girl (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 30 October 1953
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Millard Kaufman
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Take the High Ground! runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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Take the High Ground! isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 October 1953. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Take the High Ground!?
Take the High Ground! (1953) was directed by Richard Brooks and stars Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Elaine Stewart.