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Take The High Ground

1953, Movie, NR, 101 mins

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Dore Schary produced a number of rough Army films, and TAKE THE HIGH GROUND fits right into the mold. This time it's about how a diverse group of raw civilians become fighting machines. Widmark has a lock on this role and plays it well as the top sergeant in charge of getting this group ready for battle in a short period of time, so they can save their own lives. While Widmark is the tough guy, Malden plays the good-hearted leader, with a soft spot in his heart for the men, ... read more leave a comment
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.
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Posted: 8/9/2008
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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Posted: 8/9/2008
Year: 1953
Rated NR

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Cast
Richard Widmark: Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Karl Malden: Sgt. Laverne Holt
Elaine Stewart: Julie Mollison
Russ Tamblyn: Paul Jamison
Carleton Carpenter: Merton Tolliver
Steve Forrest: Lobo Naglaski

 

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