I'm not much for war films, but this is one of the best.
The Steel Helmet (1951)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:12
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 84 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In Korea, a wounded American soldier hooks up with a platoon trapped in a Buddhist temple. It only took Writer/Director Samuel Fuller three weeks to script and film this no-holds-barred look at the... In Korea, a wounded American soldier hooks up with a platoon trapped in a Buddhist temple. It only took Writer/Director Samuel Fuller three weeks to script and film this no-holds-barred look at the grim realities of war. [More]
Starring: Gene Evans, James Edwards, Harold Fong, Robert Hutton
Starring: Gene Evans, James Edwards, Harold Fong, Robert Hutton, Richard Loo, Steve Brodie, Sid Melton, Lynn Stalmaster
Director: Samuel Fuller
Director: Samuel Fuller
Producer: Samuel Fuller
Screenwriter: Samuel Fuller
Composer: Paul Dunlap
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Reviews for The Steel Helmet
The first American film about the Korean War [and] one of the greatest war films ever made.
It's cheap and nasty and honest and brutal; that is, a full-blooded Sam Fuller movie.
The Steel Helmet (1951) is a fever dream of the Korean War, entirely possessed of its own unique, inimitable rhythms.
Renegade director Sam Fuller created this hard boiled Korean War classic which seems like a Sgt. Rock comic come to life.
[Sam] Fuller's powerful direction turns a trite story into a vivid study of national and personal identity.
This low-budget film from Lippert Studios is probably the best film they ever made.
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