Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Samuel Fuller

Writers:

John Brophy (novel)
Samuel Fuller (writer)

Release Date:

December 1951 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one Corporal Denno's superiors are killed until...

Plot Keywords:

Platoon | Corporal | Korean War | Death Of Soldier | Cave

Cast

Richard Basehart	...	Cpl. Denno
Gene Evans	...	Sgt. Rock
Michael O'Shea	...	Sgt. Lonergan
Richard Hylton	...	Medic John Wheeler
Craig Hill	...	Lt. Gibbs
Skip Homeier	...	Whitey

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Feature film debut of James Dean.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the U.S. soldiers are trapped in the cave, enemy soldiers begin to fire into the entrance. One shoots several times before any sounds of rifle shots are heard.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996)

Soundtrack:

Indiana

Great Movie

I saw this movie on the AMC movie channel, (cable). Had to be in 1997 or 98, I'm not that sure but I do know it was just before Saving Pvt. Ryan came out and AMC was playing all these war movies on Memorial day.

I never saw this movie before so I started watching and from the first scene of the General jamming a big hunk of chew in his mouth I knew this would be a good movie.

Well need-less to say it just got better. I only wish film makers today, or should I say movie exec's had the stones to make these kind of movies. No message, just a good story about men in combat doing the task that that job requires.

A warriors story about warriors - Great job Sam.

I was able to tape it too, so I have it to view anytime - what a treat.