bux Review of The Steel Helmet

The Steel Helmet (1951)

Grim story of an infantry patrol held up in a Buddhist temple

[18 October 1998]

An early directorial effort by Samuel Fuller, this is one of the first movies made about the Korean War. Evans is magnificent as the hard-boiled, grizzeled Sergeant Zack. It is obvious that this is a low budget movie, but the superior supporting cast, Fuller's direction, and a good story-line manage to overcome these shortfalls. Considered one of the best to come from the Lippert organization.