The Steel Helmet is the archtype for all war films. It is the film in which each member of the platoon comes from a different ethnic background but somehow they all manage to get along and save each other when the going gets tough....and it does get tough...It's a CLASSIC, a Hollywood B made by a great director, recognized by the French critics long before he was ever recognized here.... Sandy Dwiggins > Among the many other war film references listed recently, some work should > (sorry, I meant to say "attention should") be paid to the work of Sam Fuller, > especially THE STEEL HELMET, about Korea--made in 1951 during the war itself-- > and CHINA GATE, possibly the earliest Hollywood Vietnam flick (1957), dealing > with the French phase of the struggle, before Dien Bien Phu. As I recall, > it's sort of a thinking person's GREEN BERETS, with a surprisingly solid > supporting performance by Nat King Cole. Dalio also has a supporting role. > -- +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Sandy Dwiggins Internet: [log in to unmask] + + Building 82, Room 111 Phone: (301) 496-7406 + + Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Fax: (301) 480-8105 + +------------------------------------------------------------------------+