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[[Image:Helmet_poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|”Steel Helmet, The” (1951)]] | [[Image:Helmet_poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|”Steel Helmet, The” (1951)]] | ||
'''''The Steel Helmet''''' (1951) was the first American motion picture to depict the Korean War and the breakout film for director/writer [[Samuel Fuller]] (''[[Merrill's Marauders]], [[Big Red One, The]], [[Pickup on South Street]]''). It was also the first but not the last film to use the Santa Monica Mountains as a stand-in for Korea. The film is a meditation on race, bigotry, tolerance, and morality in wartime. | |||
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
Throughout the film, American GIs carry an [[M1 Garand]]. | Throughout the film, American GIs carry an [[M1 Garand]]. | ||
[[Image: M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand]] | [[Image: M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand]] | ||
[[Image:helmet1_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Short Round (William Chun) finds an M1 Garand.]] | [[Image:helmet1_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Short Round (William Chun) finds an M1 Garand.]] | ||
[[Image:helmet2_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Short Round rousts Sgt. Zack (Gene Evans).]] | [[Image:helmet2_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Short Round rousts Sgt. Zack ([[Gene Evans]]).]] | ||
[[Image:helmet15_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Zack is seldom seen without his M1 Garand and cigar stub.]] | [[Image:helmet15_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Zack is seldom seen without his M1 Garand and cigar stub.]] | ||
[[Image:helmet73_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Zack and Lt. Driscoll (Steve Brodie) disagree about tactics.]] | [[Image:helmet73_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Zack and Lt. Driscoll ([[Steve Brodie]]) disagree about tactics.]] | ||
[[Image:helmet19_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet19_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet26_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet26_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet34_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Zack returns fire against a North Korean sniper.]] | |||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
Throughout the film, American GIs carry a Korean War era [[M1 Carbine]]. | Throughout the film, American GIs carry a Korean War era [[M1 Carbine]]. | ||
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[[Image:helmet17_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet17_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet16_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet16_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
==1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle== | ==1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle== | ||
Short Round collects 1891 [[Mosin Nagant Rifle]] from death snipers and carries them throughout the film. | Short Round collects 1891 [[Mosin Nagant Rifle]] from death snipers and carries them throughout the film. | ||
[[Image: 1891-Mosin-Nagant.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle]] | [[Image: 1891-Mosin-Nagant.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle]] | ||
[[Image:helmet6_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:helmet7_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet7_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet12_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet12_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet49_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|North Korean infantry charge with the 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle ]] | [[Image:helmet49_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|North Korean infantry charge with the 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle ]] | ||
[[Image:helmet47_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet47_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
==Mk 2 hand grenade== | ==Mk 2 hand grenade== | ||
Throughout the film, American GIs carry an [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]. | Throughout the film, American GIs carry an [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]. | ||
[[Image: MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image: MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|200px| Mk 2 hand grenade]] | ||
[[Image:helmet74_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet74_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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Throughout the film, US GIs carry the [[ | ==M1928A1 Thompson== | ||
[[Image: | Throughout the film, US GIs carry the [[M1928A1 Thompson]] submachine gun. | ||
[[Image:M1928-A1_T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:helmet25_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet24_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note the bolt actuator on top of the receiver.]] | ||
[[Image:helmet25_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note the simplified rear sight.]] | |||
[[Image:helmet20_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet20_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet16_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet16_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
==Model 24 Stielhandgranate== | ==Model 24 Stielhandgranate== | ||
Throughout the film, a North Korean major | Throughout the film, a North Korean major menaces the squad with a [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] | ||
[[Image:M24WithFragSleeve.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] | [[Image:M24WithFragSleeve.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] | ||
[[Image:helmet27_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet27_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
==M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket) == | ==M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket) == | ||
Throughout the film, Sgt. “Buddha Head” Tanaka (Richard Loo) wields a [[M20 "Super Bazooka"]] | Throughout the film, Sgt. “Buddha Head” Tanaka ([[Richard Loo]]) wields a [[M20 "Super Bazooka"]] | ||
[[Image: M20A1SuperBazooka.jpg|thumb|none|400px| M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)]] | [[Image: M20A1SuperBazooka.jpg|thumb|none|400px| M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)]] | ||
[[Image:helmet18_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:helmet53_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet53_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet54_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet54_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet56_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Tanaka gets the kill.]] | |||
==Maxim 1895== | ==Maxim 1895== | ||
Throughout the film, North Korean infantry fire a [[Maxim]] 1895 machine gun. | Throughout the film, North Korean infantry fire a [[Maxim]] 1895 machine gun. | ||
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[[Image:helmet50_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet50_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet59_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet59_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
==PPSh 41 - 7.Burp Gun== | ==PPSh 41 - 7.Burp Gun== | ||
A North Korean infantryman charges with a [[PPSh-41]] “Burp Gun.” | A North Korean infantryman charges with a [[PPSh-41]] “Burp Gun.” | ||
[[Image:burp_gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px| PPSh-41 Chinese “Burp Gun” ]] | [[Image:burp_gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px| PPSh-41 Chinese “Burp Gun” ]] | ||
[[Image:helmet48_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet48_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category:Thriller]] | [[Category:Thriller]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | |||
[[Category:B&W]] | [[Category:B&W]] | ||
[[Category:Samuel Fuller]] | [[Category:Samuel Fuller]] | ||
Revision as of 06:07, 24 March 2013
The Steel Helmet (1951) was the first American motion picture to depict the Korean War and the breakout film for director/writer Samuel Fuller (Merrill's Marauders, Big Red One, The, Pickup on South Street). It was also the first but not the last film to use the Santa Monica Mountains as a stand-in for Korea. The film is a meditation on race, bigotry, tolerance, and morality in wartime.
The following weapons were used in the film The Steel Helmet:
M1 Garand
Throughout the film, American GIs carry an M1 Garand.
M1 Carbine
Throughout the film, American GIs carry a Korean War era M1 Carbine.
1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle
Short Round collects 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle from death snipers and carries them throughout the film.
Mk 2 hand grenade
Throughout the film, American GIs carry an Mk 2 hand grenade.
M1928A1 Thompson
Throughout the film, US GIs carry the M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Throughout the film, a North Korean major menaces the squad with a Model 24 Stielhandgranate
M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)
Throughout the film, Sgt. “Buddha Head” Tanaka (Richard Loo) wields a M20 "Super Bazooka"
Maxim 1895
Throughout the film, North Korean infantry fire a Maxim 1895 machine gun.
PPSh 41 - 7.Burp Gun
A North Korean infantryman charges with a PPSh-41 “Burp Gun.”
