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Take the High Ground!
Take the High Ground!
5.9ReleasedComedyDramaWar

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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Cast

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Sgt. Thorne Ryan

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Sgt. Laverne Holt

Elaine Stewart

Elaine Stewart

Julie Mollison

Carleton Carpenter

Carleton Carpenter

Merton "Tex" Tolliver

Russ Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

Paul Jamison

Jerome Courtland

Jerome Courtland

Elvin C. Carey

Steve Forrest

Steve Forrest

Lobo Nagalaski

Robert Arthur

Robert Arthur

Donald Quentin Dover IV

Maurice Jara

Maurice Jara

Franklin D. No Bear

William Hairston

Daniel Hazard

Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Sgt. Vince Opperman

Acquanetta

Acquanetta

Bar Girl (uncredited)

Matilda Caldwell

Mrs. Hazard (uncredited)

Charlita

Charlita

Mexican Girl (uncredited)

John Close

Military Policeman (uncredited)

Joe Dominguez

Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Nacho Galindo

Nacho Galindo

Mexican Man (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

Shorty (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Harry Hines

Harry Hines

Drunk (uncredited)

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Moose (uncredited)

Richard Landry

Recruit (uncredited)

Bill Lee

Bill Lee

Singer of "Julie" (uncredited)

Mickey McCardle

Soldier (uncredited)

Steve Mitchell

Steve Mitchell

Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)

Tom Quinn

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Vernon Rich

Vernon Rich

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Suzanne Ridgway

Bar Girl (uncredited)

Harry Stanton

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Clarence Straight

Cowboy (uncredited)

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Chaplain (uncredited)

Tommy Walker

Soldier (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

Guy Wilkerson

Carey's Father (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

Robert B. Williams

Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

Marine Friend (uncredited)

Crew

Dimitri Tiomkin

Dimitri Tiomkin

Original Music Composer

Richard Brooks

Richard Brooks

Director

Millard Kaufman

Screenplay

Millard Kaufman

Story

Dore Schary

Dore Schary

Producer

Herman Hoffman

Associate Producer

John Alton

John Alton

Director of Photography

John D. Dunning

Editor

John Truwe

Makeup Artist

Alfred E. Spencer

Set Decoration

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Edward C. Carfagno

Art Direction

William Tuttle

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Rai Sanders

Rai Sanders

Stunts

Conrad Kahn

Sound

Jerry Thorpe

Jerry Thorpe

Assistant Director

Fritz Ford

Fritz Ford

Stunts

Guy Way

Stunts

Mentor Huebner

Production Illustrator

Frank Wesselhoff

Painter

George Robotham

Stunts

Walter K. Sims

Technical Advisor