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... [More]
Starring: Gene Evans, James Edwards, Harold Fong, Robert Hutton
Director: Samuel Fuller
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Reviews for The Steel Helmet
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I'm not much for war films, but this is one of the best. Full Review |
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The first American film about the Korean War [and] one of the greatest war films ever made. Full Review |
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It's cheap and nasty and honest and brutal; that is, a full-blooded Sam Fuller movie. Full Review |
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The Steel Helmet (1951) is a fever dream of the Korean War, entirely possessed of its own unique, inimitable rhythms. Full Review |
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The action scenes are terrific, belying the movie's very low budget. Full Review |
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Renegade director Sam Fuller created this hard boiled Korean War classic which seems like a Sgt. Rock comic come to life.
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More gutsy war drama from Fuller. Full Review |
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[Sam] Fuller's powerful direction turns a trite story into a vivid study of national and personal identity. Full Review |
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This low-budget film from Lippert Studios is probably the best film they ever made. Full Review |
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