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To filmmaker and war veteran Samuel Fuller, war is about survival. You either kill or be killed. His combat films are not about politics, adventure, or home. They are about killing and staying alive. ... read more read more...Fixed Bayonets, Fuller's second study of the Korean War, focuses on a neophyte corporal, Denno (Richard Basehart), who is afraid to take a life. When his division is forced down Korea's snowbound mountains, Denno's unit stays behind to cover its retreat. Entrenched in an icy cave, Denno watches his superiors get picked off one by one until he must take command. He soon learns of what he is truly capable and what he will do to survive: Denno learns to kill. Filmed and released during the Korean War, Fixed Bayonets offered audiences no respite from the harrowing, difficult combat. It also introduced a new arena into modern American combat films -- freezing, icy terrain. The actors were so unaccustomed to the ice (that Fuller had actually frozen onto the set), that several men injured themselves within the first week of shooting. Many of the wounded in the film are simply ailing performers who Fuller kept on set so they could still receive their paychecks! ~ Aubry Anne D'Arminio, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Samuel Fuller

Release Date: December 1, 1951

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DVD Release Date: April 24, 2007

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  • kenstachnik
    February 25, 2012
    kenstachnik
    Another great war movie from the amazing Sam Fuller. I am ADDICTED to his editing. SOOOOOO awesome.
  • flixsterman
    May 30, 2011
    flixsterman
    Samuel Fuller once again takes on the Korean War (see also The Steel Helmet) in this hard hitting 1951 film. This is the story of an American army platoon left behind to protect a narrow mountain pass, buying time for their comrades to safely withdrawal. Fuller's style f... read moreocuses on the inner turmoil of individual soldiers, emphasizing the toll that combat takes on reluctant heroes.

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Fernando F. Croce
September 6, 2009
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

Masterful Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
May 14, 2009
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The grunts 'talk the talk' and the action sequences are bloody good. Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson
July 6, 2007
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

Fuller's action sequences were one of a kind, getting close to the fray and moving quickly, but never more quickly than the eye can follow. Full Review

Eric Henderson
May 14, 2007
Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine

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. Full Review

February 23, 2012
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