Take the High Ground!

Synopsis

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?

Main Cast

Richard Widmark

Sgt. Thorne Ryan

Age : N/A | Popularity : 63%

Karl Malden

Sgt. Laverne Holt

Age : N/A | Popularity : 76%

Elaine Stewart

Julie Mollison

Age : 81 | Popularity : 14%

Carleton Carpenter

Merton "Tex" Tolliver

Age : 97 | Popularity : 3%

Russ Tamblyn

Paul Jamison

Age : 89 | Popularity : 8%

Jerome Courtland

Elvin C. Carey

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Steve Forrest

Lobo Nagalaski

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Robert Arthur

Donald Quentin Dover IV

Age : 83 | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Richard Brooks
	Assistant Director	Jerry Thorpe
Writing	Screenplay	Millard Kaufman
	Story	Millard Kaufman
Camera	Director of Photography	John Alton
Sound	Original Music Composer	Dimitri Tiomkin
	Recording Supervision	Douglas Shearer
	Sound	Conrad Kahn
Production	Producer	Dore Schary
	Associate Producer	Herman Hoffman
Editing	Editor	John D. Dunning
	Editorial Consultant	Alvord Eiseman
Art	Art Direction	Edward C. Carfagno Cedric Gibbons
	Set Decoration	Alfred E. Spencer Edwin B. Willis
	Production Illustrator	Mentor Huebner
	Painter	Frank Wesselhoff
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	John Truwe William Tuttle
Crew	Stunts	Fritz Ford George Robotham Rai Sanders Guy Way
	Technical Advisor	Walter K. Sims
Department	Role	Name

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