The Steel Helmet
Turkish title: İşte Kore
“Action story of our fighting G.I.'s!”
1951 · 1 h 25 min
Directed by 
Samuel Fuller
Samuel FullerCast
Gene EvansCredits
Written by: Samuel Fuller
Plot
The first film of the Korean War, drawn largely from Fuller's own experience of the Second World War.
Sinekatalog’s take
Samuel Fuller's low-budget Korean War film follows a hardened sergeant and a stranded patrol. Brutal, spare and cynical, it was the first film of the war and is a tough, influential classic of the genre.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (5,295 votes)
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