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Fuller cast Gene Evans, refusing a major studio's interest in filming The Steel Helmet with John Wayne as Sergeant Zack. Fuller threatened to quit when the producers wanted Evans replaced by Larry Parks . [6]
Steel Helmet, The (1951) *** (out of 4) Fuller's grim Korean War drama follows Sgt. Zack (Gene Evans) and other rugged men as they take shelter in an abandoned Buddhist temple where they have time to reflect on what they're going in the war.
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- Action, Drama, War
- Samuel Fuller
- 1951-02-02
In his memoir, A Third Face, Fuller described meeting Evans when casting his Korean War film The Steel Helmet (1950). Fuller threw an M1 Garand rifle at Evans, who caught it and inspected it as a soldier would have done. Evans had been a United States Army engineer in World War II.
Apr 3, 1998 · Gene Evans, character actor best known for his roles as director Samuel Fuller’s quintessential tough guy, beginning in “The Steel Helmet,” has died. He was 75.
Sep 14, 2009 · After the director credit appears accompanied by the same sound, the helmet slowly begins to move. We next see Sergeant Zack (Gene Evans) crawl out of a ditch, pass the bodies of his executed platoon, until he then stops upon hearing the sound of an approaching character, who turns out to be the war orphan Short Round.
May 1, 2012 · In The Steel Helmet, Gene Evans seems to be the embodiment of Fullerian crudeness, lacking in common social grace. Although the actor was still in his twenties, he seems world-weary and cynical way beyond his years.
Jan 11, 2018 · Zack (played by Gene Evans), the lead character, is the lone survivor when his platoon is slaughtered by the enemy; shot in the head, the bullet pierced his helmet but rattled around inside, leaving him unharmed.
