Take the High Ground! (1953)

Directed by

Richard Brooks

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Korean War, two drill sergeants take on the job of turning a group of ordinary civilians into combat-ready soldiers. The film follows their tough training methods and the challenges they face with the recruits.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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