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Take the High Ground! (1953)

Take the High Ground! (1953)

Drama Comedy War

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!

Release Date: 1953, October 30
Directors: Richard Brooks
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Dabbs Greer, Steve Mitchell, Jack Gargan, Russ Tamblyn, Lester Dorr, Suzanne Ridgway, Guy Wilkerson, Bill Lee, Creighton Hale, Elaine Stewart, Tommy Walker, Robert B. Williams

Overview:

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?

Keywords:

drill instructor