---
title: 'Take the High Ground! (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Brooks'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/take-the-high-ground-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046398/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Take the High Ground! (1953)

1953 · 100 min · Drama, War · United States


## Synopsis

Take the High Ground! is a 1953 American war film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Richard Widmark and Karl Malden as Thorne Ryan and Laverne Holt, drill sergeants who must transform a batch of everyday civilians into soldiers during the Korean War. The film presents a highly fictionalized portrayal of army life.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-brooks)
- **Screenplay:** [Millard Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/millard-kaufman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dimitri Tiomkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-tiomkin)
- **Producer:** [Dore Schary](https://cinepixo.com/people/dore-schary)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Alton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alton)
- **Editor:** [John Dunning](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dunning)

## Cast

- [Steve Forrest](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-forrest)
- [Bert Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-freed)
- [Karl Malden](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-malden)
- [Don Haggerty](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-haggerty)
- [Regis Toomey](https://cinepixo.com/people/regis-toomey)
- [Gordon Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-jones)
- [Russ Tamblyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/russ-tamblyn)
- [Elaine Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/elaine-stewart)
- [Jerome Courtland](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-courtland)
- [Richard Widmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-widmark)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/take-the-high-ground-1953
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