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The Steel Helmet ()

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A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.
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Pvt. Bronte
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Lt. Driscoll
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Cpl. Thompson
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Sgt. Tanaka
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Joe
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Pvt. Baldy
William Chun ...
Short Round
Harold Fong ...
The Red
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First GI
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Zack
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Second Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Samuel Fuller

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Samuel Fuller ... (written by)

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William Berke ... associate producer
Samuel Fuller ... producer (produced by)
Murray Lerner ... associate producer (uncredited)
Robert L. Lippert ... executive producer (as Robert Lippert)

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Paul Dunlap

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Ernest Miller

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Philip Cahn

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Robert L. Lippert Jr. ... assistant editor

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Theobold Holsopple

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Clarence Steensen ... (as Clarence Steenson)

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Alfred Berke

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George Bruce ... makeup artist

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John Francis Murphy ... assistant director (as John F. Murphy)

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William H. Lynch ... sound (as William Lynch)

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Ben Southland ... special effects

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Ray Mercer ... optical effects

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Noble Craig ... grip (uncredited)

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Paul Dunlap ... musical director

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Stanley Price ... dialogue coach

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Plot Summary

During the Korean War, after being wounded in a skirmish, strong battle-worn and cantankerous Sergeant Zack is rescued by a young orphaned South Korean boy. Together they encounter and join a squad of American soldiers. The group stumbles upon a Buddhist temple where they decide to set up an operating post, believing it to be empty. Written by Karl Engel Hans Delbruck

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Also Known As
  • J'ai vécu l'enfer de Corée (France)
  • Casco de acero (Spain)
  • Casca de fier (Romania)
  • 38ste breedtegraad (Netherlands)
  • 鬼軍曹ザック (Japan, Japanese title)
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  • 85 min
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Budget $103,000 (estimated)

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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. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996). See more »
Crazy Credits Instead of the traditional "The End", the closing title reads, "There is no end to this story". See more »
Quotes The Red: I just don't understand you. You can't eat with them unless there's a war. Even then, it's difficult. Isn't that so?
Cpl. Thompson: That's right.
The Red: You pay for a ticket, but you even have to sit in the back of a public bus. Isn't that so?
Cpl. Thompson: That's right. A hundred years ago, I couldn't even ride a bus. At least now I can sit in the back. Maybe in fifty years, sit in the middle. Someday even up front. There's some things you just can't rush.
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