Take the High Ground! (1953)
Directed by Richard Brooks · 101 min · Comedy, Drama, War
12.6 TOPICAL score · #5,302 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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?
Take the High Ground! (1953, directed by Richard Brooks) has a TOPICAL score of 12.6 - ranked 5,302 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 6.2/10 (13 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.2/10 (13 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 12 languages
- Still read1,180 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Richard Widmark (actor #876), Karl Malden (actor #401), Elaine Stewart, Carleton Carpenter