Movie: Take the High Ground!

Top 10 Billed Cast

Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark

Sgt. Thorne Ryan

Karl Malden
Karl Malden

Sgt. Laverne Holt

Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart

Julie Mollison

Carleton Carpenter
Carleton Carpenter

Merton "Tex" Tolliver

Russ Tamblyn
Russ Tamblyn

Paul Jamison

Jerome Courtland
Jerome Courtland

Elvin C. Carey

Steve Forrest
Steve Forrest

Lobo Nagalaski

Robert Arthur
Robert Arthur

Donald Quentin Dover IV

Maurice Jara
Maurice Jara

Franklin D. No Bear

William Hairston
William Hairston

Daniel Hazard

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    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?

  • Release Date

    1953-10-30

  • Average

    5.917

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    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!

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    English
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