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Take the High Ground!

In 1953, at Fort Bliss, Texas, two former Korean War combat veterans work as drill sergeants and fall in love with the same woman.

Director

Richard Brooks

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Sgt. Thorne Ryan

Richard Widmark

Sgt. Laverne Holt

Julie Mollison

Merton 'Tex' Tolliver

Carleton Carpenter

Paul Jamison

Elvin C. Carey

Jerome Courtland

Lobo Naglaski

Donald Quentin Dover IV

Soldier

Daniel Hazard

William Hairston

Franklin D. No Bear

Sgt. Vince Opperman

Mrs. Butterfly

James MacArthur

Bar Girl

Mrs. Hazard

Matilda Caldwell

Mexican Girl

Military Policeman

Waiter

Mickey Contreras

Shooting Gallery Proprietor

Army Doctor

Recruit

Mexican

Army Doctor

Shorty

Commanding Officer

Army Doctor

Drunk

Moose

Recruit

Singer of "Julie"

Soldier

Mickey McCardle

Quartermaster Sergeant

Army Doctor

Army Doctor

Bar Girl

Suzanne Ridgway

Army Doctor

Cowboy

Clarence Straight

Chaplain

Soldier

Carey's Father

Supply Sergeant

Robert B. Williams

Marine Friend

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Give me your hand - Take the High Ground!

Give me your hand

"We thank the thousands
of Fort Bliss fighters, - Take the High Ground!

"We thank the thousands of Fort Bliss fighters,

An infantryman said:
there came a time that would have killed - Take the High Ground!

An infantryman said: there came a time that would have kille...

That gut, inside!
Inside! - Take the High Ground!

That gut, inside! Inside!

Move it! - Take the High Ground!

Now remember!
That's government owned. - Take the High Ground!

Now remember! That's government owned.

How stupid is that? - Take the High Ground!

How stupid is that?

Saw? Like I said. - Take the High Ground!

Saw? Like I said.

What was this? - Take the High Ground!

Good Morning! What are your plans?
for us today, sir? - Take the High Ground!

Good Morning! What are your plans? for us today, sir?

Left, Left, Left,
right, left... - Take the High Ground!

Left, Left, Left, right, left...

One, two, three, four... - Take the High Ground!

One, two, three, four...

This is the last one. - Take the High Ground!

This is the last one.

May I suggest that you follow me? - Take the High Ground!

May I suggest that you follow me?

Are you still squeezing them, Ryan? - Take the High Ground!

Are you still squeezing them, Ryan?

What can you do out of here? - Take the High Ground!

What can you do out of here?

I'm tired of walking around
Streets, I need the year. - Take the High Ground!

I'm tired of walking around Streets, I need the year.

What time is it? - Take the High Ground!

What time is it?

Detachment, loud! - Take the High Ground!

Detachment, loud!

Well, now what? - Take the High Ground!

Well, now what?

Come on, one behind the other.
Faster. - Take the High Ground!

Come on, one behind the other. Faster.

Come on, let's go! - Take the High Ground!

Come on, let's go!

Hands on the head! - Take the High Ground!

Hands on the head!

Now your
big moment. - Take the High Ground!

Now your big moment.

What a prank!
What a funniest sergeant! - Take the High Ground!

What a prank! What a funniest sergeant!

Identify yourself and leave. - Take the High Ground!

Identify yourself and leave.

- Sing the stride!
- One, two, three, four... - Take the High Ground!

- Sing the stride! - One, two, three, four...

Ol. Do you have a table? - Take the High Ground!

Ol. Do you have a table?

Julie! - Take the High Ground!

Opperman! - Take the High Ground!

Ryan! - Take the High Ground!

Attention, pelot o! - Take the High Ground!

Attention, pelot o!

To the end of the line!
The next! - Take the High Ground!

To the end of the line! The next!

Go to the end of the line! - Take the High Ground!

Go to the end of the line!

Maybe it is that. - Take the High Ground!

Maybe it is that.

Why do not you call me T.A.? - Take the High Ground!

Why do not you call me T.A.?

Well, do you want to play? - Take the High Ground!

Well, do you want to play?

I do not think we can do it
take care of it. - Take the High Ground!

I do not think we can do it take care of it.

Good job! - Take the High Ground!

Dirty yoke! - Take the High Ground!

Dirty Trigger Shield! - Take the High Ground!

Dirty Trigger Shield!

Good! What a surprise! - Take the High Ground!

Good! What a surprise!

Al a more than dirty,
the filthy bolt! - Take the High Ground!

Al a more than dirty, the filthy bolt!

Please collect! - Take the High Ground!

Please collect!

Prepare to cross
the beaten area. - Take the High Ground!

Prepare to cross the beaten area.

Let's go! Jamison, do not part!
In front! - Take the High Ground!

Let's go! Jamison, do not part! In front!

Chewing gum, now a candy! - Take the High Ground!

Chewing gum, now a candy!

Move it! Ah! You! - Take the High Ground!

Move it! Ah! You!

Take the lead, sergeant!
- Yes sir. - Take the High Ground!

Take the lead, sergeant! - Yes sir.

Kill us all! - Take the High Ground!

Who told you to drink? - Take the High Ground!

Who told you to drink?

Calm down, you have not been
drinking for hours! - Take the High Ground!

Calm down, you have not been drinking for hours!

I'll kill you, Ryan! - Take the High Ground!

I'll kill you, Ryan!

Holt! - Take the High Ground!

Failed again! - Take the High Ground!

Believes that those men
can depend on your rifle? - Take the High Ground!

Believes that those men can depend on your rifle?

Now we'll know who you are. - Take the High Ground!

Now we'll know who you are.

In the center! - Take the High Ground!

Has he said anything about me? - Take the High Ground!

Has he said anything about me?

Julie! - Take the High Ground!

It hurts people. - Take the High Ground!

It hurts people.

Pelot o, stop! - Take the High Ground!

Sorry sir,
Can I come back with you? - Take the High Ground!

Sorry sir, Can I come back with you?

I looked in all the stalls.
- Enough talk! - Take the High Ground!

I looked in all the stalls. - Enough talk!

How did you figure it out? - Take the High Ground!

How did you figure it out?

How did you find me? - Take the High Ground!

How did you find me?

This would be the biggest mistake
of his whole life. - Take the High Ground!

This would be the biggest mistake of his whole life.

Only the diotas try to get away from here. - Take the High Ground!

Only the diotas try to get away from here.

Take me on your taxi. - Take the High Ground!

Take me on your taxi.

Thanks. - Take the High Ground!

I hope you find what you want. - Take the High Ground!

I hope you find what you want.

Turn right! - Take the High Ground!

U turn! - Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground! poster

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In 1953, at Fort Bliss, Texas, two former Korean War combat veterans work as drill sergeants and fall in love with the same woman.

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Director: Richard Brooks

Writer: Millard Kaufman

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: drama, war

Year: 1953

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 30 Oct 1953

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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