The steel helmet

Author

Samuel Fuller

Call Number

• DVD ACTION (CEN)

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Gene Evans, Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, James Edwards, Richard Loo, Sid Melton, Richard Monahan, William Chun, Harold Fong, Neyle Morrow.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2007]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Despite its relatively low budget, this portrait of Korean War soldiers grappling with moral and racial issues while trying to stay alive remains one of the director's most gripping, realistic depictions of the blood and guts of war, as well as a reflection of Fuller's social conscience.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.