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The Steel Bayonet is a 1957 British war film directed by Michael Carreras and starring Leo Genn, Kieron Moore and Michael Medwin. Michael Caine also had a small role in the film, early in his career.
Jan 23, 2022 · THE STEEL BAYONET 1957. WW2 Desert War action film. Leo Genn, Kieron Moore, Robert Brown and Michael Medwin. A British army infantry squad in the desert is assigned to an OP (Observation...
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The Steel Bayonet: Directed by Michael Carreras. With Raymond Francis, John Paul, Kieron Moore, Paddy Joyce. A small band of British soldiers is sent on a mission to hold up a German advance.
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- Drama, War
- Michael Carreras
- 1958-02
British officers (Leo Genn, Kieron Moore, Michael Medwin) and their men must hold off Rommel at a desert outpost in 1943 North Africa.
- War, Drama
- Leo Genn
- Michael Carreras
Tunis, 1943. Battle-weary troops of Company C have orders to occupy a derelict Tunisian farmhouse. They are to establish an artillery observation post, reporting on enemy movements before the imminent offensive to liberate Tunis.
Gerard explains the order to his men, several of whom realize that it is a suicide mission. There can be no gun shots, as these will alert the enemy, and all patrols encountered must be killed by bayonet. The platoons march to a deserted farmhouse with a windmill tower and begin to establish a post.
This week we return to the works of Hammer Film Productions, having previously examined 1959’s Yesterday’s Enemy, with their first foray into the war movie genre – ‘The Steel Bayonet‘. Leo Genn leads a company of battle-weary troops as they are ordered to defend an artillery observation post in Tunisia in 1943.
