Take the high ground!
(DVD)
Contributors
Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992 film director.
Kaufman, Millard, author,
Schary, Dore film producer.
Widmark, Richard, actor.
Malden, Karl, actor.
Kaufman, Millard, author,
Schary, Dore film producer.
Widmark, Richard, actor.
Malden, Karl, actor.
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2016].
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Movies & TV | MOVIES TAK | On Shelf |
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2016].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
888574374235
Notes
General Note
"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, John Alton ; film editor, John Dunning ; music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin.
Participants/Performers
Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Elaine Stewart, Russ Tamblyn, Carleton Carpenter, Jerome Courtland, Steve Forrest, Robert Arthur.
Description
A military discipline drama, "Take the High Ground" focuses on the mixed fortunes of a young, naive recruit, Merton Tolliver, whose inability to adapt to army life puts him in direct conflict with tough army sergeant, Thorne Ryan. Set during the Korean War, this film has a standard boot camp training narrative, in the same vein of "From Here to Eternity" (also 1953); there is even a love triangle with Ryan and fellow sergeant Laverne Holt. For an air of realism, the filmmakers used actual soldiers in the training drill sequences but the mawkish sentimentality of the script undermines any serious theatrical intentions in favour of a predictable "life lessons" melodrama.
Original Version
First released:,United States : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953.
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Language
In English.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brooks, R., Kaufman, M., Schary, D., Widmark, R., Malden, K., Stewart, E., Tamblyn, R., Carpenter, C., Courtland, J., Forrest, S., Arthur, R., & Tiomkin, D. (2016). Take the high ground! (Widescreen.). Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Brooks et al.. 2016. Take the High Ground!. Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Brooks et al.. Take the High Ground! Warner Home Video, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brooks, Richard, et al. Take the High Ground! Widescreen., Warner Home Video, 2016.
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