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The Steel Helmet (1951)

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Reviews Counted:12

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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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Oct 30, 1998

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I'm not much for war films, but this is one of the best.

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10/29/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The first American film about the Korean War [and] one of the greatest war films ever made.

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06/30/09
Sean Axmaker
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It's cheap and nasty and honest and brutal; that is, a full-blooded Sam Fuller movie.

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09/12/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

The Steel Helmet (1951) is a fever dream of the Korean War, entirely possessed of its own unique, inimitable rhythms.

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08/17/07
Keith Uhlich
Keith Uhlich
House Next Door

The action scenes are terrific, belying the movie's very low budget.

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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Bosley Crowther
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06/17/05
Emanuel Levy
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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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10/25/04
Steve Crum
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05/30/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

More gutsy war drama from Fuller.

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05/24/03
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[Sam] Fuller's powerful direction turns a trite story into a vivid study of national and personal identity.

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01/01/00
Dave Kehr
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Chicago Reader
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This low-budget film from Lippert Studios is probably the best film they ever made.

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