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It sits within the topics 1953 American films, 1953 English-language films and 1953 films.
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6.2Sgt. 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?
Cast
- Richard Widmark as Sgt. Thorne Ryan
- Karl Malden as Sgt. Laverne Holt
- Elaine Stewart as Julie Mollison
- Carleton Carpenter as Merton "Tex" Tolliver
- Russ Tamblyn as Paul Jamison
- Jerome Courtland as Elvin C. Carey
Themes
- drill instructor
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Ratings
IMDb
6/10
1,092 votes
- Year
- 1953
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Korean War
- Director
- Richard Brooks
- Screenwriter
- Millard Kaufman
- Cast member
- Don Haggerty
- Composer
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Producer
- Dore Schary
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- John Alton
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 984138
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- publication date
- 1953-01-01
- title
- Take the High Ground!
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- film editor
- John Dunning
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