Take the High Ground!

1953 film by Richard Brooks
Movie film Q562632
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Take the High Ground!

Summary

Take the High Ground! is a film[1]. Take the High Ground! has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Take the High Ground!'s instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Take the High Ground! was directed by Richard Brooks[4].
  • Millard Kaufman wrote the screenplay for Take the High Ground![5].
  • Take the High Ground!'s composer is recorded as Dimitri Tiomkin[6].
  • Take the High Ground!'s genre is war film[7].
  • Take the High Ground!'s genre is drama film[8].
  • A cast member of Take the High Ground! was Richard Widmark[9].
  • A cast member of Take the High Ground! was Karl Malden[10].
  • A cast member of Take the High Ground! was Elaine Stewart[11].
  • A cast member of Take the High Ground! was Russ Tamblyn[12].
  • A cast member of Take the High Ground! was Jerome Courtland[13].
  • A cast member of Take the High Ground! was Steve Forrest[14].
  • A cast member of Take the High Ground! was Regis Toomey[15].
  • A cast member of Take the High Ground! was Bert Freed[16].
  • A cast member of Take the High Ground! was Gordon Jones[17].
  • A cast member of Take the High Ground! was Don Haggerty[18].
  • Take the High Ground! was produced by Dore Schary[19].
  • Take the High Ground!'s production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[20].
  • Take the High Ground!'s director of photography is recorded as John Alton[21].
  • The original language of Take the High Ground! was English[22].
  • Take the High Ground!'s color is recorded as color[23].
  • Take the High Ground!'s country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • Take the High Ground! was released on January 1, 1953[25].
  • Take the High Ground!'s distributed by is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[26].
  • Take the High Ground!'s main subject is Korean War[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Take the High Ground! was produced by Dore Schary[19]. Take the High Ground! was directed by Richard Brooks[4]. Millard Kaufman wrote the screenplay for Take the High Ground![5]. Cast members include Richard Widmark[9], Karl Malden[10], Elaine Stewart[11], Russ Tamblyn[12], Jerome Courtland[13], and Steve Forrest[14].

Publication

Take the High Ground! was released on January 1, 1953[25]. The original language of Take the High Ground! was English[22]. Genres include war film[7] and drama film[8].

Subject and Themes

Take the High Ground!'s main subject is Korean War[27].

Why It Matters

Take the High Ground! has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Take the High Ground! is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Millard Kaufman
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+100'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
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