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The Steel Helmet is a 1951 American war film directed, written, and produced by Samuel Fuller during the Korean War. The cast stars Gene Evans , Robert Hutton , Steve Brodie , James Edwards , and Richard Loo .
- $104,000
- Paul Dunlap
- Samuel Fuller
The Steel Helmet: Directed by Samuel Fuller. With Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, James Edwards, Richard Loo. A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.
- (4.6K)
- Action, Drama, War
- Samuel Fuller
- 1951-02-02
Keith Uhlich House Next Door The Steel Helmet (1951) is a fever dream of the Korean War, entirely possessed of its own unique, inimitable rhythms. Aug 17, 2007 Full Review Derek Adams Time Out The ...
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- Gene Evans
- Samuel Fuller
- Deputy Corporation
The Steel Helmet marked Samuel Fuller's official arrival as a mighty cinematic force. Despite its relatively low budget, this portrait of Korean War soldiers dealing with moral and racial identity crises remains one of the director's most gripping, realistic depictions of the blood and guts of war, as well as a reflection of Fuller's irreducible social conscience.
- Sergeant Zack
The Steel Helmet anticipated the American films about Vietnam twenty five years later, where the Americans are strangers in a strange land just trying to stay alive. Despite, or because of, the controversy, the film was a huge success, ultimately earning over $2 million and bringing Fuller to the attention of the studios.
- Samuel Fuller, John Francis Murphy
- Robert Hutton
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During the Korean War, after being wounded in a skirmish, strong battle-worn and cantankerous Sergeant Zack is rescued by a young orphaned South Korean boy. Together they encounter and join a squad of American soldiers. The group stumbles upon a Buddhist temple where they decide to set up an operating post, believing it to be empty.
The Steel Helmet. Marking Samuel Fuller's official arrival as a mighty cinematic force, this portrait of Korean War soldiers dealing with moral and racial identity crises remains one of the director's most gripping, realistic depictions of the blood and guts of war. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 3 days to finish once ...
