The steel helmet is a 1951 film directed by samuel fuller. Nov 01, 2009 hell for leather the big picture, 1st cavalry division in wwii, 41st infantry division 2617 duration. By extending further down the sides and back of the wearers head and neck, the m1 was a big improvement over the m1917a1 helmet. Independently made, the film was also a surprise success, garnering the writerdirector the attention of many hollywood studios. Sergeant zack gene evans is the only survivor after his platoon is executed by north koreans.
The m1 helmet was adopted in 1941 to replace the outdated m1917 a1 kelly helmet after research was done in the 1940s by major harold g. Despite its relatively low budget, this portrait of korean war soldiers dealing with moral and racial identity crises remains one of the directors most gripping, realistic depictions of the blood and guts of war, as well as a reflection of fullers irreducible social conscience. You never saw the genuine hardship of soldiers, not ours or the enemys, on the screen, the director wrote in. In the 1950s, the korean war in northeast asia served as inspiring content for only a few hollywood films, including two antiwar films by samuel fuller about the madness of war. Official regia films spanish region 0 region free pal doubledvd release as pictured. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. When an american infantry unit surrenders to the north koreans, the prisoners of war have their hands. It was the first film about the war, and the first of several war films by producerdirectorwriter fuller. The steel helmet is a 1951 war film directed by samuel fuller and produced by lippert studios during the korean war. An oct 1951 var news item noted that the exhibition of the film in iran had been marked by communist demonstrations, which resulted in the barring of the film there.
This helmet, designated brodies steel helmet, war office pattern began fielding in october 1915 and gave the name of its inventor to an entire line of stamped steel helmets used by a large number of countries including australia, canada, new zealand, and the united states which adopted it as the m1917. The steel helmet 1951 was the first of fullers war movies, a blistering account of the korean war. The first in a long line of samuel fuller war movies has gene evans as a seasoned sergeant in the thick of the korean war. Deadwood 76 full length western movie, classic movie full movies for free duration. Jan 17, 2017 73 videos play all 1929 1950s classic military wwi wwii civil war american british free black and white movies films one4allfour1. He pulls himself along painfully, hands tied behind his back with his own bootlaces, until he is discovered by a 10yearold south korean boy. The movie thus has two credentials, the two evans brothers, and because it is a classic film of the 1950s, one that we would have watched at a drivein or as a second film to the main feature movie. The steel helmet 1951 starring gene evans, robert hutton, steve brodie, james edwards, richard loo, sid melton, william chun cinematography ernest miller art direction theobold holsopple film editor philip cahn original music paul dunlap written by samuel fuller produced by sam fuller, robert l. The steel helmet was the first american movie about the korea war which started just six months before its theatrical release. According to modern sources, the film was shot in only ten days, including a day and a half of exterior scenes in griffith park in southern california. M1 steel helmets were manufactured through september 1945, at the end of world war ii. During a christmas party at his house, invited guest gene evans was certain hed get something valuable. It was only the third film from director samuel fuller but the world war ii combat veteran was determined to show war as soldiers experienced it. Steel helmet was fullers third movie, so his technical ability had grown and he was more comfortable with the story, since it was told from an infantrymans viewpoint.
Jul, 2017 having worn military, motorcycle, skiing and bicycle helmets, a motorcycle helmet, even with a kevlar or steel shell, will not stop any bullet except, perhaps, one that barely grazes the edge or side of it in a manner that probably would not penet. A characteristically hardhitting war movie from fuller, charting the fortunes of gene evans sergeant zack, sole. The list contains the best, new and most relevant steel helmet movies ordered by relevance. He was initially disappointed though that all he was given was the steel helmet with a bullet hole in it from the movie. Be prepared for eightyfive minutes of nonstop tension. Zack gene evans, who is climbing his way out of a ditch. Steel helmet international encyclopedia of the first world. Right after the steel helmet was finished, sam fuller was flush with money. Eight soldiers, trapped in a buddhist temple, fight the communist north korean army. The steel helmet 2001 stream and watch online moviefone. Released october 12th, 2001, the steel helmet stars gene evans, robert hutton, richard loo, steve brodie the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 24 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Despite its relatively low budget, this portrait of korean war soldiers. When an american infantry unit surrenders to the north koreans, the prisoners of war have their hands bound behind their backs and are then executed. The steel helmet the 1951 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Marking samuel fullers official arrival as a mighty cinematic force, this portrait of korean war soldiers dealing with. The m1917 model was considered suitable for protecting the top of the head. His previous film, the baron of arizona, had been an ambitious attempt to make a lowlevel a picture, but its failure meant that he had a smaller budget, so he embraced the. May 31, 2017 le film reel steel 2 vostfr admin 20170531t20. A ragtag group of american stragglers battles against superior. Hell for leather the big picture, 1st cavalry division in wwii, 41st infantry division 2617 duration. Unfollow ww1 helmets to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors. Zack is the only survivor after his squad surrendered. A steel helmet is designed to protect the user from flying fragments of exploded ordnance. It was the first american movie about that war and the first to mention the internment of japanese americans that had occurred during world war ii. Vietnam movies, apart from the green berets, were seldom made during the war itself. With gene evans, robert hutton, steve brodie, james edwards.