The Steel Helmet

The Steel Helmet

1951 · 85 min · EN · NR · 7.0 (71 votes)
Dir. Samuel Fuller · Starring Gene Evans, Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, James Edwards, Richard Loo, Sid Melton · Music Paul Dunlap

It's the REAL Korean Story!

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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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This is a raw, unflinching look at the brutal realities of combat. It feels immediate and desperate, with a palpable sense of exhaustion and the grim determination to simply survive another day.

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