The Steel Helmet

N.p. Lippert Pictures, 1951. Vintage insert poster for the 1951 film.

Director Samuel Fuller's underrated and influential Korean War film, wherein a group of ragtag soldiers battle against overwhelming Communist forces in an abandoned Buddhist Temple.

Fuller's first of several war films, with probably his most gripping and realistic depictions of life and death on the battlefield. The film was shot in ten days on a budget of $100, 000, and dealt with themes of American racism, bigotry, and war crimes, which caused Fuller (as well as actor Gene Evans) to be a target of an FBI investigation.

14 x 36 inches. Very Good plus.

Criterion Collection Eclipse Series 5. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby Master. Spicer US.

[Book #163823]