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Fixed Bayonets!

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During the Korean War, an entire division of soldiers is forced to withdraw down a mountain, with a few dozen troops left behind to fend off enemy forces. One of the platoon members, Corp. Denno, is reluctant to end the life of another person, but, as soldier after soldier falls, he must learn both how to kill and how to act as a commanding officer. In addition to facing enemy troops, Denno and his remaining men have to contend with an icy descent down treacherous terrain.
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Bob Thomas Associated Press Aug 7, 2019
Fixed Bayonets is a moving war drama and may well remain the best of the films about the Korean conflict. Go to Full Review
Eric Henderson Slant Magazine May 14, 2007
3.5/4
If the film has endured it's because of a few aspects particular to Fuller's career, which began not in film but in yellow journalism and pulp writing. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Dec 3, 2019
Its probings into the night thoughts of warriors are fairly shallow stuff, but the battles are realistic and the all-male cast happily lacks the usual comedian from Brooklyn. Go to Full Review
Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel Jul 16, 2019
4/5
It takes a while for Fixed Bayonets! to build steam, but the second half is a landmine field of devastating setpieces, punctuated with the threat of sudden, overwhelming and even self-inflicted violence. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Sep 6, 2009
Masterful Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews May 14, 2009
B+
The grunts 'talk the talk' and the action sequences are bloody good. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Samuel Fuller

Director

Richard Basehart

Cpl. Denno

Gene Evans

Sgt. Rock

Michael O'Shea

Sgt. Lonergan

Richard Hylton

Medic John Wheeler

Craig Hill

Lt. Gibbs

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Fixed Bayonets!

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Synopsis During the Korean War, an entire division of soldiers is forced to withdraw down a mountain, with a few dozen troops left behind to fend off enemy forces. One of the platoon members, Corp. Denno, is reluctant to end the life of another person, but, as soldier after soldier falls, he must learn both how to kill and how to act as a commanding officer. In addition to facing enemy troops, Denno and his remaining men have to contend with an icy descent down treacherous terrain.
Director
Samuel Fuller
Producer
Jules Buck
Screenwriter
Samuel Fuller
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 20, 1951, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2010
Runtime
1h 32m
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