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The Steel Helmet: Difference between revisions
'''''The Steel Helmet''''' (1951) was the first American movie to depict the Korean War in a feature film. This was also the breakout film for writer/director [[Samuel Fuller]], who went on to direct such notable war films as ''[[Merrill's Marauders]]'' and ''[[The Big Red One]]''. The film was the debut of venerable character actor, [[Gene Evans]]. The production was also the first (but not the last) 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 Steel Helmet''''' is the 1951 war film that was the first US feature film to portray the Korean War onscreen (the war had only begun a year earlier). This was also the breakout film for writer/director [[Samuel Fuller]], who went on to direct such notable war films as ''[[Merrill's Marauders]]'' and ''[[The Big Red One]]''. ''The Steel Helmet'' also marked the feature film acting debut of venerable character actor [[Gene Evans]], who would proceed to have a role in Fuller's next Korean War film. The production was also the first (but not the last) 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|The Steel Helmet}}
{{Film Title|The Steel Helmet}}
Revision as of 20:24, 22 August 2015
The Steel Helmet is the 1951 war film that was the first US feature film to portray the Korean War onscreen (the war had only begun a year earlier). This was also the breakout film for writer/director Samuel Fuller, who went on to direct such notable war films as Merrill's Marauders and The Big Red One. The Steel Helmet also marked the feature film acting debut of venerable character actor Gene Evans, who would proceed to have a role in Fuller's next Korean War film. The production was also the first (but not the last) 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: