The Steel Helmet (1951)

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85 min - Action | Drama | War - 2 February 1951 (USA)

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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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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Gene Evans	...	Sgt. Zack
	Robert Hutton	...	Pvt. Bronte
	Steve Brodie	...	Lt. Driscoll
	James Edwards	...	Cpl. Thompson
	Richard Loo	...	Sgt. Tanaka
	Sid Melton	...	Joe
	Richard Monahan	...	Pvt. Baldy
	William Chun	...	Short Round
	Harold Fong	...	The Red
	Neyle Morrow	...	First GI
	Lynn Stalmaster	...	Second Lieutenant

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During the Korean War, strong but worn and cantankerous Sergeant Zack is aided by a young, orphaned Korean boy. Together they encounter and join a small group of American soldiers. The group stumbles upon a Buddhist temple where they decide to hold up, believing it to be empty... Written by Karl Engel <cassiel@ix.netcom.com>

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Action | Drama | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 February 1951 (USA) See more »

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38ste breedtegraad See more »

Filming Locations:

Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

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$103,000 (estimated)

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85 min

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Mono (Western Electric Recording)

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Black and White

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1.37 : 1

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Although it looks like there are quite a bit more, there were actually only 25 extras in this picture, playing both American and North Korean soldiers, and all of them were students from UCLA (the battle scenes were shot in Griffith Park). See more »

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Revealing mistakes: (At 51:00) Sgt. Zack shoots a door in the temple but no holes appear in the door. In a subsequent scene he does the same thing to another door but this time there are holes in the door, See more »

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