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The Steel Bayonet

  • 1957
  • Approved
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
271
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The Steel Bayonet (1957)
DramaWar

A small band of British soldiers is sent on a mission to hold up a German advance.A small band of British soldiers is sent on a mission to hold up a German advance.A small band of British soldiers is sent on a mission to hold up a German advance.

  • Director
    • Michael Carreras
  • Writer
    • Howard Clewes
  • Stars
    • Leo Genn
    • Kieron Moore
    • Michael Medwin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    271
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Carreras
    • Writer
      • Howard Clewes
    • Stars
      • Leo Genn
      • Kieron Moore
      • Michael Medwin
    • 16User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast36

    Leo Genn
    Leo Genn
    • Major Gerard
    Kieron Moore
    Kieron Moore
    • Capt. Mead R.A.
    Michael Medwin
    Michael Medwin
    • Lt. Vernon
    Robert Brown
    Robert Brown
    • C.S.M. Gill
    John Paul
    • Lt. Col. Derry
    Michael Ripper
    • Pte. Middleditch
    Shay Gorman
    • Sgt. Gates
    Tom Bowman
    • Sgt. Nicholls
    Percy Herbert
    Percy Herbert
    • Pte. Clark
    Paddy Joyce
    Paddy Joyce
    • Cpl. Ames R.A.
    Raymond Francis
    Raymond Francis
    • The General
    Barry Lowe
    Barry Lowe
    • Pte. Ferguson
    Arthur Lovegrove
    • Pte. Jarvis
    Ian Whittaker
    • Pte. Wilson
    John H. Watson
    • Cpl. Bean
    Michael Balfour
    Michael Balfour
    • Pte. Thomas
    Wolf Frees
    Wolf Frees
    • German Divisional Commander
    Bernard Horsfall
    Bernard Horsfall
    • Pte. Livingstone
    • Director
      • Michael Carreras
    • Writer
      • Howard Clewes
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In 1958, United Artists released this movie in the U.S. on a double bill with Fort Massacre (1958).
    • Goofs
      Though set in 1943, the military trucks in use are post-WW2 Commer Q4s.
    • Quotes
      • Major Gerard: Look Vernon - you've got very little idea yet what it's all about.
      • Lt. Vernon: And how am I supposed to learn when you pull rank on me every time I open my mouth?
      • Major Gerard: Alright, let's forget about rank for a few minutes. Now come on, let's have it: what's the bellyache?
      • Lt. Vernon: To start with, you made me look a complete fool out there just now. The Sergeant-Major argues when I give him an order and you back him up.
      • Major Gerard: And isn't it better that you should look a fool than that half a dozen men should get themselves killed? Anything else? You don't like the way the stretcher bearer talks to that wounded German boy.
      • Lt. Vernon: Who told you that?
      • Major Gerard: Nobody told me; I saw it in your face.
      • Lt. Vernon: Have they forgotten the fellow would've shot the lot of us if he could? Yet they call him "chum" and show him snapshots of their wives and kids.
      • Major Gerard: Yes. Rather fine, isn't it?
      • Lt. Vernon: Fine?
      • Major Gerard: Yes, fine! Look, the curious thing about war is that it brings out the worst and the best in us, both at once. The worst is what we're fighting against. And the best is what makes it sometimes almost worthwhile.
      • Lt. Vernon: I don't get it. There's something here that all these chaps seem to share. Some sort of secret - and I'm on the outside.
      • Major Gerard: [SIGHS] Look, Vernon: in 24 hours most of those chaps out there will have had it. Perhaps that's the secret.
      • Lt. Vernon: How do you mean?
      • Major Gerard: If we don't get an order to withdraw - which is in the highest degree unlikely - the farm in square 2735 will cease to exist by dawn.
      • Lt. Vernon: Oh. That's us.
      • Major Gerard: That's us. So you see, what happens outside this particular farmyard isn't very important just now. If I were you, I'd leave it outside. We're all in the same boat. You expect a lot from those chaps out on the hill. They expect the same from you. Work it out for yourself. Don't look to me for a series of beautiful thoughts; any that I ever had went astray a long time ago. I'm moved by men, not ideals. So I'm not asking you to take me as any kind of an example, there are far better. The best of all is yourself. Your own conscience. What you conceive to be the right way to do your job, and stick to it. Nobody can ever ask more of you than that. Now, let's get on with the war, shall we?
    • Connections
      Featured in The World of Hammer: Hammer (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      John Brown's Body
      (uncredited)
      Traditional
      Arranged by Leonard Salzedo
      Performed by the cast

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Stahlbajonett
    • Filming locations
      • Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Hammer Films
      • Clarion Films
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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