The steel bayonet is a 1957 british war film directed by michael carreras and starring leo. The british film industry is always something i have been interested in, and i like to watch some films two or three times, but i have never seen this film again since i first saw it at the cinema. Read the full synopsis of the steel bayonet, 1958, directed by michael carreras, with raymond francis, john paul, kieron moore, at turner classic movies. Ww1ww2 items, military, old antiques, fire dept stuff. Cold steel 92rbnt m9 bayonet rubber training knife 7 blade. It has a blued steel scabbard with attached us style metal belt loops.
Battleweary troops of company c have orders to occupy a derelict tunisian farmhouse. Shorter works and television productions are listed separately. Because of the scarcity of these hard to find features in most cases transfers. The steel bayonet 1957 february 25, 2009 february 18, 2014 avalard the first of hammers war films is this above average effort, which also according to legend at any rate features a very young michael caine in an uncredited bitpart. Leo genn, kieron moore, michael medwin, robert brown movie quality. The steel bayonet michael carreras, john jay, howard clewes.
The plug bayonet was succeeded by the socket bayonet, which fit over the muzzle of the barrel. The ensuing battle for control of this small piece of land will decide. The films were huge successes, bigger than any of the studios earlier. Film time out says nobudget british war movie avoid confusion with sam fullers the steel helmet or fixed bayonets directed by michael carreras, a hammer studios mainstay. British officers leo genn, kieron moore, michael medwin and their men must hold off. The steel bayonet is something of a significant hammer film, and as such its rather frustrating that its so hard to see.
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Cuts are detailed for each respective version found under related works. The m1905 bayonet was produced from 1906 to 1922 by springfield armory and rock island arsenal. This is an exact reproduction of the classic ww1 enfield m1917 bayonet with simulated ww1 dates. Especially at the beginning of ww2 several steels were tried in the manufacture of bayonets. By the time the m1 bayonet was adopted in 1943, the use of wd5090 was in the process of being discontinued and the standard steel used in almost all production of the m1 bayonet was wd1080 heat treated to usa specification 5241. Michael caine also had a small role in the film, early in his career. Sam fuller directed two of them, the quite good fixed bayonets. However, the 80s turned out to be the best decade of michael caine s career thus far, as he starred in some notable films such as educating rita and hannah and her sisters. This movie is in the public domain and comes in a color disc with the title printed on it. From saving private ryan to apocalypse now, war movies have always been a.
The hammer cycle started with the 1957 movie the curse of frankenstein with peter cushing as the doctor and christopher lee as the monster, and horror of dracula, starring a ferocious lee as count dracula and cushing as van helsing. Collection of 5 vintage single weight studio still photographs from the 1957 uk film, released in the us in 1958. It became so instilled in russian military tradition that even in ww1, rifles were zeroed in with the bayonet attached i have read somewhere. Immediately after this film was completed, hammer began filming on the curse of frankenstein. The steel bayonet 1957 robert brown and leo genn in the steel bayonet 1957 leo genn in. It is set during the second world war, in the tunisian desert when a small british observation force are surrounded in a farm by overwhelming forces of the german afrika korps. Get the best deals on military original period items 1954 1960. Nov, 2011 the 5 calibers to claim the most powerful handgun in the world title reupload duration.
There are a lot of terms used for the parts of a bayonet tend its scabbard, as well as descriptions of styles, types etc. The steel bayonet 1958 directed by michael carreras. Steel bayonet, wholesale various high quality steel bayonet products from global steel bayonet suppliers and steel bayonet factory,importer,exporter at. The steel bayonet collection of 5 original photographs from the 1957 film publication. The steel bayonet is a hammer war film made in 1957, cashing in on a craze for similarlyplotted movies made during the 1950s. The key is a 1958 british war film set in 1941 during the battle of the atlantic. The blade and handle frame were forged as a single piece with a wide, squareshaped fuller, and the crossguard was pinned to this assembly through two holes with coneshaped steel pins. Every billiondollar movie, ranked by rotten tomatoes. The steel bayonet is a 1957 british war film directed by michael carreras and starring leo genn, kieron moore and michael medwin.
The steel scabbard body had a lug at the point that engaged a window cut into the blade, so that bayonet and scabbard could be combined as a wirecutter. Michael medwin full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Michael medwin list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Carreras directs rather in the style of an american platoon picture. Cut versions one or more versions of this work have been cut.
Since the somme, every soldier who has participated in a bayonet charge has thought that they were probably the last of the line to cross a field with cold steel affixed. We set ourselves apart by supplying unique parts at a good value and standing by our products by offering outstanding customer service. Jeremy longhurst list of movies and tv shows tv guide. The blade has wood grips and each bayonet comes with a green steel mounted leather scabbard complete with correct hooks for the u. Although marilyn monroe was not only alive but at the top of her game at the time. The key movies william holden, sophia loren, trevor. A british war movie, made by michael carreras, whose father sir james owned hammer film studios.
British officers leo genn, kieron moore, michael medwin and their men must hold off rommel at a desert outpost in 1943 north africa. It is set during the second world war, in the tunisian desert when a small british observation force are surrounded in a farm by overwhelming forces of the afrika korps. Nobudget british war movie avoid confusion with sam fullers the steel helmet or fixed bayonets directed by michael carreras, a hammer studios mainstay. The steel bayonet 1958 is a drama, war movie starring leo genn and kieron moore.
Michael carreras steel bayonet collection of 5 original. These are the known, theatrically released, featurelength films produced or coproduced by hammer productions. They did a landoffice business in the 50s and 60s importing and selling surplus military firearms. As is the case for every interstellar casting story, no character details. A small band of british soldiers is sent on a mission to hold up a german advance in tunisia. Mead decides to stay behind and cover their escape with artillery fire. It followed the same format as the creators previous series on the history of british cinema, best. Leo genn in holograph pencil on the verso of one still. The steel bayonet 1957 watch movies online filecloudal. Sep 01, 2012 while using a bayonet is seldom trained on or included in battle fighting strategy, it is still in most armys kits. We specialize in all military surplus weapons from ak47s, ar15s, mausers, cetme, enfields, uzis, and much more. Fox had been impressed with fullers the steel helmet and sought to better the imitations of that film on the contemporary subject of the korean war.
The first was quatermass ii, the second, the steel bayonet. However german infantrymen discover their operations. The complete michael caine filmography show list info. A zigzag motion around the bayonet lug allowed the musketeer to easily affix or remove the bayonet while still securing it in place. Once again the film has a north african setting, with the battle of tunisia serving as the reallife backdrop for the events portrayed. So even if they just wanted to shoot they had to keep the bayonet on or else they would have to rezero their rifle.
The world of hammer is a british television documentary series created and written by robert sidaway and ashley sidaway, and produced by robert sidaway narrated by oliver reed, the thirteen part series was produced in 1990 and originally broadcast on channel 4 in 1994. I think the film was shown as a second feature and had a a certificate which would have been equivalent to a pg today. When two titles are shown for a single film, the first title is that as released in. The british film industry is always something i have been interested in, and i like to watch. Crudely constructed of a new made pressed steel hilt mated with a recycled blade from an earlier mauser bayonet. When the school was in operation, it was a student publication. The highest honor 1982 full movie wwii z special force australia japan singapore pacific theater duration. Has metal grips held by 2 screw bolts and is parkerized overall with a grooved lever release on end of the pommel with no markings. Carreras directs rather in the style of an american platoon picture, the title is reminiscent of a sam fuller movie, as it deals with leo genn and his battleworn men who are ordered to hold a farmhouse during the allied assault on tunis. John lithgow has signed on to star in interstellar for director christopher nolan. Several variations in blade, crosspiece, and muzzle ring have been observed. However, bayonet deserves a little notice in its own right. Steel bayonet 1958 trailers and clips british officers leo genn, kieron moore, michael medwin and their men must hold off rommel at a desert. Rare bayonet tested by the us for possible use on the belgian fal fabrique nationale assault t48 7.
Buy bayonets from the original and largest online catalog of cutlery. The major advantage to the socket bayonet was that the musket could still be fired while the bayonet was attached. Go skins, dota2 skins, playerunknowns battlegrounds pubg skins, weapons prices and trends, trade calculator, inventory worth, player inventories, top inventories, bitskins hot deals, bitskins lowest prices, price list, item database, giveaways. But i can understand why the russians preferred bayonet charges over shooting it out. Since the school has been closed, the bayonet has served as the official newsletter of the ama alumni association and the ama alumni foundation. We found subtitles for the program the bayonet cold steel. The unfullered clippoint blade had sawteeth along the spine. In the peak year of attendance, 1958, film audiences reached. Unfollow m39 bayonet to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. For this film, fuller was given a bigger budget, bigger cast, bigger stars, bigger enemies chinese communists, and bigger special effects this time around. The crawling eye 1958 lucky jim waiter 1957 the steel bayonet german sniper 1957 the saint mcgeorge 1 episode 1967. They are to establish an artillery observation post, reporting on enemy movements before the imminent offensive to liberate tunis. The germans did not issue a bayonet with the g1, so turkey added a bayonet lug to the g1 barrel and produced this makeshift knife bayonet.
Fnfal bayonets the l1 series and other fnfal bayonets. The bayonet then used was a plug bayonet, which fitted into the muzzle of the musket thus preventing it from firing. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. The steel bayonet 1h 25min drama, war february 1958 usa a small band of british soldiers is sent on a mission to hold up a german advance. Zack spencer is a local filmmaker in columbia, sc that works on short films, documentaries, commercials, and music videos. Overview for michael carreras turner classic movies. Nov 18, 2002 the origin of the bayonet lies in 17th century france. Why so many politicos are cribbing from lenin richard nixon popularized the term probe with bayonets if you encounter mush, proceed. Military original period items 19541960 for sale ebay. Steel bayonet 1958 british officers leo genn, kieron moore, michael medwin and their men must hold off rommel at a desert outpost in 1943 north africa. A dualtube apparatus with heating fluid flowing into the inner tube and out of the annular space between the inner and outer tubes. The steel bayonet slipped out almost unnoticed a few weeks after the release of the curse of frankenstein, the type of film for which hammer would become more famous. The steel bayonet 1957, on dvd, rare warmovies, wwii, wwi, the korean war, hard to find movies, nazi, gestapo, world war, the pacific war, resistance, pow, hitler, war. Britishwar film directed by michael carreras and starring leo genn, kieron moore and michael medwin.
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