Fixed Bayonets! (1951) |
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| Director(s) | Samuel Fuller |
| Producer(s) | Jules Buck |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, Film Adaptation, War |
| Top Topics | Korean War |
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Richard Basehart
(as Cpl. Denno)
Gene Evans
(as Sgt. Rock)
James Dean
(as Doggie)
John Doucette
(as Colonel)
Henry Kulky
(as Vogl)
John Pickard
(as Vic)
Stuart Randall
(as Major General at Headq...)
Robert Stevenson
(as Colonel Taylor)
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Fixed Bayonets! (1951) was a Drama - War Film directed by Samuel Fuller and produced by Jules Buck.
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The technical advisor, Raymond Harvey, US Army, was awarded the Distinguish Service Cross (second only to the Medal of Honor), two Silver Stars and two Purple Hearts, during WW II and won the Medal of Honor in the Korean War. While working on this film he became close friends with the director Samuel Fuller. Apparently, the US Army assigned Harvey as technical adviser to the production after they had had issues with Fuller's earlier movie about the Korean War, The Steel Helmet.
Gene Evans replaced Gary Merrill according to the 16th July 1951 edition of 'Daily Variety'. Director Samuel Fuller had previously collaborated with Evans on the earlier Korean War movie, The Steel Helmet.
Second movie about the Korean War which was directed by Samuel Fuller. The first had been The Steel Helmet.
The 14th May 1951 edition of 'The Hollywood Reporter' stated that this picture would not directly be based on the life of 'General Douglas MacArthur' despite the film's then working title 'Old Soldiers Never Die' being used, a phrase associated with MacArthur.
This picture is set in 1950 during the first winter of the Korean War.