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War, Drama, Action 92 min NR
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Bayonets All-Steel…Hearts ALL-AMERICAN…Their story ALL GLORY!
The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one, Corporal Denno's superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take command responsibility.
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“Denno” (Richard Basehart) is no coward as he and his platoon navigate the perils of the Korean War, but he has no desire to rise above his current rank and take command. With plenty of stripes above him as they embark on their latest mission, that ought not to be a problem but when they are asked to provide a rearguard action defending a narrow pass from an exposed overlooking cave high amidst the snowy hills, he and his four dozen colleagues face quite a challenge against an overwhelmingly superior advancing force. Now, perhaps Samuel Fuller had just a little bit of the propagandist at the back of his mind as he framed this, for ultimate jeopardy there simply isn’t. What there are, though, are a series of very personable characterisations from Basehart, Gene Evans as his boss “Sgt. Rock” and Craig Hill as his - the lieutenant “Gibbs”. As the chain of command gradually shrinks, and a worrying inevitability starts to loom large for “Denno”, there is a palpable raising of the tension not just for him, but for those remaining in the squadron who have long been aware of his reluctance to take command. It’s that representation of honest anxiety that tops this off quite poignantly, offe
Read the whole review on TMDBThere's nothing dirtier than a rearguard action! Fixed bayonets! is directed by Sam Fuller and Fuller writes the screenplay which is based around a novel by John Brophy. It stars Richard Basehart, Gene Evans, Michael O'Shea, Richard Hylton, Craig Hill and Skip Homeier. Music is by Roy Webb and cinematography by Lucien Ballard. The Korean War, and a platoon of GIs are tasked with diverting the enemy to allow the command units time to regroup and prepare for a counter attack. "Somebody's got to get left behind, get their bayonets wet. It's tough picking out an outfit, but it's got to be picked" Samuel Fuller was a real life infantryman combat veteran of WWII, so any time he chose to direct a war film it was time to sit up and take notice, Fixed bayonets! finds him in prime form. All his great traits are here, how things are so understated yet so potent, how his characters are stripped to a very real human form, there's no fuss, filler or pointless flab here. Every line of dialogue and the various combat scenarios positively beg our utmost attention, so as to get some sort of feel as to just what it must have been like in war. Plot revolves around 48 men holding a rearguard action so
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