Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground!

1953 | 1h 41m | Comedy, Drama | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

A tough drill sergeant prepares green recruits for service in the Korean War.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Richard Brooks

CAST

Richard Widmark

Elaine Stewart

Karl Malden

Russ Tamblyn

Carleton Carpenter

PRODUCERS

Dore Schary

WRITERS

Millard Kaufman

Millard Kaufman

Related Videos

03:42
Take the High Ground -- (Movie Clip) Let's Find Out
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Drill sergeant Ryan (Richard Widmark) has a tense firing-range encounter with the headstrong recruit Tolliver (Carleton Carpenter) in director Richard Brooks' Take the High Ground, 1953.
02:49
Take the High Ground -- (Movie Clip) Tear Gas
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Sgt. Ryan (Richard Widmark) introduces recruits including Jamison (Russ Tamblyn), Carey (Jerome Courtland) and Dover (Robert Arthur) to tear gas in Take the High Ground, 1953.

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