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The Steel Helmet

  • 1951
  • Approved
  • 1h 25m
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7.4/10
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A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.

  • Director
    • Samuel Fuller
  • Writer
    • Samuel Fuller
  • Stars
    • Gene Evans
    • Robert Hutton
    • Steve Brodie
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    4.5K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,292
    13,122
    • Director
      • Samuel Fuller
    • Writer
      • Samuel Fuller
    • Stars
      • Gene Evans
      • Robert Hutton
      • Steve Brodie
    • 51User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Gene Evans
    Gene Evans
    • Sgt. Zack
    Robert Hutton
    Robert Hutton
    • Pvt. Bronte
    Steve Brodie
    Steve Brodie
    • Lt. Driscoll
    James Edwards
    James Edwards
    • Cpl. Thompson
    Richard Loo
    Richard Loo
    • Sgt. Tanaka
    Sid Melton
    Sid Melton
    • Joe
    Richard Monahan
    Richard Monahan
    • Pvt. Baldy
    William Chun
    • Short Round
    Harold Fong
    • The Red
    Neyle Morrow
    Neyle Morrow
    • First GI
    Lynn Stalmaster
    Lynn Stalmaster
    • Second Lieutenant
    • Director
      • Samuel Fuller
    • Writer
      • Samuel Fuller
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    • Trivia
      Filmed in ten days only six months after the outbreak of hostilities, this film became the first Korean War movie.
    • Goofs
      Short Round sings the South Korean National Anthem to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" while Pvt. Bronte plays on his organ. However, the music to South Korea's national anthem was changed from Auld Lang Syne to the Finale of Korea Fantasiaat at a ceremony celebrating the founding of South Korea on August 15th, 1948, exactly three years after liberation from Japanese rule, and three years before The Steel Helmet was made.
    • Quotes

      Sergeant Zack: [screaming at critically wounded Korean major as he grabs him from the collar] If you die, I'll kill yuh!

    • Crazy credits
      Instead of the traditional "The End", the closing title reads, "There is no end to this story".
    • Connections
      Featured in The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996)

    User reviews51

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    9/10
    The quintessential Fuller
    Tough, gritty war story of a ragtag American patrol in Korea that finds itself trapped in a Buddhist temple by a much larger Chinese force. Sam Fuller made this for cheapjack Lippert Pictures for little more than $100,000--the Chinese "tank" that attacks them was actually constructed out of plywood--but the low budget doesn't detract from it at all. From the opening sequence where Gene Evans' tough sergeant finds himself the only survivor of a POW massacre by Chinese troops, to the climactic battle in the Buddhist temple, the film is chock full of Fuller's bizarre little touches and great storytelling. Evans is first-rate, and there's a terrific performance by the great Richard Loo--the stereotypical oily Japanese villain (although he was actually Korean) in countless Hollywood World War II movies--as a laconic, war-weary Japanese-American soldier, the only veteran that Evans has in the patchwork patrol he puts together that he knows he can count on. Don't miss this one.
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    • frankfob
    • Feb 23, 2002

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Die Hölle von Korea
    • Filming locations
      • Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Deputy
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    • Budget
      • $103,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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