Take the High Ground! 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!

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?

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Comedy
Drama
War
Release Date

Oct 30, 1953

Duration: 1h 41 min

Popularity: 0.4982
11 votes
Directed by

Richard Brooks

Written by

Millard Kaufman

Screenplay by

Millard Kaufman

Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (US)

Budget

Revenue: NA

Top Cast

Crew & Team

Dimitri Tiomkin

Original Music Composer

Conrad Kahn

Sound

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision