Many young people, at the time, had an abiding interest in films. The steel bayonet is something of a significant hammer film, and as such its rather frustrating that its so hard to see. The steel bayonet 1957, directed by michael carreras. It requires nerves of steel to sit through all of this, with your eyes open and. Please note it is an offence to buy this item if you are aged. A small band of british soldiers is sent on a mission to hold up a german advance in tunisia. British officers leo genn, kieron moore, michael medwin and their men must hold off rommel at a desert outpost in 1943 north africa. The steel bayonet 1957 february 25, 2009 february 18, 2014 avalard the first of hammers war films is this above average effort, which also according to legend at any rate features a very young michael caine in an uncredited bitpart. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
The scabbard referred to above assigned to maxim was for the u. Bluray movies 4k 3d dvd digital ma itunes prime games people forum. The steel bayonet michael carreras, john jay, howard clewes. Unfollow old bayonets to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Cut versions one or more versions of this work have been cut. The steel bayonet is a hammer war film made in 1957, cashing in on a craze for similarlyplotted movies made during the 1950s.
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The steel bayonet 1958 directed by michael carreras. War films can be about nations and nationalism, or soldiers and their sagas. The british film industry is always something i have been interested in, and i like to watch some films two or three times, but i have never seen this film again since i first saw it at the cinema. All of them stick it out until they are finally ordered to retreat with their job done. The germans did not issue a bayonet with the g1, so turkey added a bayonet lug to the g1 barrel and produced this makeshift knife bayonet. Even the marines get in on the act their new bayonet is an attempt to be all things to all people. Crudely constructed of a new made pressed steel hilt mated with a recycled blade from an earlier mauser bayonet. Cuts are detailed for each respective version found under related works. The steel bayonet 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nov, 2011 the 5 calibers to claim the most powerful handgun in the world title reupload duration. This guy offered me a karambit blue steel ft which has a good amount of green for my bayonet slaughter mw that is market price. Schofields helmet is missing in the second half, as is his bayonet. The m7 knife bayonet was based on its predecessors, most notably the m4 from the korean war.
After the success of the quatermass xperiment in 1955, hammer was approached by united artists to make two pictures, the first that the british company would make with a major american studio. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. In comparison to an m7, i think the steel may be softer. Once again the film has a north african setting, with the battle of tunisia serving as the reallife backdrop for the events portrayed. Scabbards, no one seems to talk much about them but they do complete the set. Breakthrough 1979 richard burton, robert mitchum full movie duration. Wise guy plunkett james cagney cutting up, buddy burke frank mchugh in tow, taking his physical at camp mills, ny, 1917, then tangling with sergeant wynn alan hale, early in warner bros. Cold steel 92rbnt m9 bayonet rubber training knife 7 blade. Steel bayonet, wholesale various high quality steel bayonet products from global steel bayonet suppliers and steel bayonet factory,importer,exporter at. Film, drama time out says nobudget british war movie avoid confusion with sam fullers the steel helmet or fixed bayonets directed by michael carreras, a hammer studios mainstay.
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The steel bayonet 1957 the steel bayonet 1957 user. Gunga din is a 1939 rko adventure film directed by george stevens and starring cary grant, victor mclaglen, and douglas fairbanks, jr. Steel bayonet 1958 cast and crew british officers leo genn, kieron moore, michael medwin and their men must hold off rommel at a desert outpost in 1943 north africa. Filmed entirely on location at the army training area in aldershot, with british soldiers used as exras, the steel bayonet as it became is notable in that it was jack ashers first film as cinematographer for hammer he would go on to shoot the best of hammers gothics and was hammers first feature to be shot in. The steel bayonet 1h 25min drama, war february 1958 usa a small band of british soldiers is sent on a mission to hold up a german advance. Mead decides to stay behind and cover their escape with artillery fire. Nobudget british war movie avoid confusion with sam fullers the steel helmet or fixed bayonets directed by michael carreras, a hammer studios mainstay. Nov 18, 2002 the origin of the bayonet lies in 17th century france. The tile threw some chips, but the blade tip dull to begin with did not deform at all. I saw this film at the cinema in 1963 it was still doing the rounds since it was first released in 1957. Carreras directs rather in the style of an american platoon picture, the title is reminiscent of a sam fuller movie, as it deals with leo genn and his battleworn men who are ordered to hold a farmhouse during the allied assault on tunis. Fssr v42 12 dagger with leather sheath black steel bayonet style. Especially at the beginning of ww2 several steels were tried in the manufacture of bayonets.
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