Jump up, march, march!

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Movie
German title Jump up, march, march!
Original title Take the high ground!
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1953
length 100 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Richard Brooks
script Millard Kaufman
production Dore Schary
music Dimitri Tiomkin
camera John Alton
cut John D. Dunning
occupation

Jump up, march, march! is an American drama directed by Richard Brooks from 1953. The background of the film is the training of recruits in the American army during the Korean War . The script is based on a story by screenwriter Millard Kaufman. The film premiered in Germany on January 20, 1956.

action

In May 1953, new recruits arrived at Fort Bliss training camp in Texas. You will come under the command of Sergeants Holt and Ryan. The basic training should last 16 weeks. Ryan is fighting to get back to the front lines in Korea. To relax, the men cross the border into Mexico. Ryan and Holt meet beautiful Julie Mollison in a bar. They later bring the drunk woman to her apartment.

In practice, Ryan exposes his men to tear gas to get them used to the adversity of the battlefield. After training, Ryan and Holt go to the Mexican bar again and meet Julie alone. She is cursed by Sergeant Opperman and runs out. While Holt is comforting her, a fight breaks out between Ryan and Opperman. Opperman says that Julie was married to a soldier. Shortly after she left him, he was killed in Korea.

Naglaski, a recruit, goes to the fort's chapel to confess his murderous hatred of Ryan. The chaplain doesn't have time for him at the moment. Tension arises between Holt and Ryan over Ryan's rough approach to training and Holt's friendship with Julie. After a particularly tough training session, Holt beat up Ryan. Ryan see Julie and spend some time with her. She resists his expressions of love, which angered him. Ryan berates her, questions her virtue and accuses her of leaving her then husband.

Recruit Dover runs away during an exercise. Ryan catches him and gives him a second chance, confessing to the recruit that his father was also a deserter. When the training is over and Ryan wants to visit Julie again, he discovers that she has moved out. He looks for her and finds her with Holt at the train station. When Holt leaves, Ryan apologizes for his tantrum and asks her if she wants to marry him. Sadly, she cancels because she sees him married to the army. Outside the station, Holt and Ryan make peace. Basic training is ended and the recruits graduate.

Reviews

"[E] effective and excitingly staged framework for undisguised, massive military propaganda."

Awards

Academy Awards 1954

background

The MGM production was filmed on location at Fort Bliss.

The text of the theme song Take the High Ground! , composed by Dimitri Tiomkin, was written by Ned Washington .

The film's outfitters were the multi-award-winning Cedric Gibbons , Edwin B. Willis and Edward C. Carfagno, and Douglas Shearer provided the sound . The assistant director was Jerry Thorpe, the son of the famous director Richard Thorpe . The film's military advisor was Major Walter K. Sims.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. jump up, march, march! In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 24, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used