The Steel Bayonet (1957)

Director:

Michael Carreras

Writer:

Howard Clewes

Stars:

Leo Genn, Kieron Moore, Michael Medwin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leo Genn	...	Maj. Gerrard
Kieron Moore	...	Capt. R.A. Mead
Michael Medwin	...	Lt. Vernon
Robert Brown	...	Sgt. Maj. Gill
Michael Ripper	...	Pvt. Middleditch
John Paul	...	Lt. Col. Derry
Shay Gorman	...	Sgt. Gates
Tom Bowman	...	Sgt. Nicholls
Bernard Horsfall	...	Pvt. Livingstone
John Watson	...	Cpl. Bean
Arthur Lovegrove	...	Pvt. Jarvis
Percy Herbert	...	Pvt. Clark
Paddy Joyce	...	Capt. R.A. Ames
Dave Crowley	...	Pvt. Harris (as David Crowley)
Barry Lowe	...	Pvt. Ferguson

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

battle | bayonet | combat | machine gun | german soldier | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1958 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stålbajonetten

Filming Locations:

Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clarion Films, Hammer Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The War Department were to supply the production with Tanks but this was axed because of the Suez affair.

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Soundtracks

"John Brown's Body"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Arranged by Leonard Salzedo

User Reviews

Above average war movie

Hammer Films was really a very good studio. Not only for horror movies but also for war ones. Remember Val Guest's films such as CAMP ON BLOOD ISLAND and YESTERDAY'S ENEMY. Perhaps one or more. Very tense, well paced, sharply shot, with very deep characters. Emotion and action in the same scheme. What else could we ask for?

The story of a group of British soldiers, during WW2, in Tunisia, who gets order to hold a position, in the middle of the desert, in order to prevent Afrika Korps to advance.

I have seen many British war movies, academic ones, very talkative, flat, even with great actors such Dirk Bogarde, Richard Attenborough, Richard Todd or some others...Movies very long, long, long. Boring at the most. Not bad ones, not corny, but long. Period.

But, I repeat, the Hammer war films are worth the detour.