Fixed Bayonets

Fixed Bayonets (1951)

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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. Fixed Bayonets, Fuller's second study of the Korean War, focuses on a neophyte corporal, Denno… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Samuel Fuller, John Brophy
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Dec 1, 1951 Limited
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Masterful

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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

  • 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.

  • Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine

    Fixed Bayonets! isn't the most hyperbolic film in Samuel Fuller's catalog, but it earns the exclamation point.

  • 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.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Stella D


    yup sam fuller's war movies from the 50s are better than anyone else's war movies from the 50s

  • Ken S


    Another great war movie from the amazing Sam Fuller. I am ADDICTED to his editing. SOOOOOO awesome.

  • Randy T


    Samuel Fuller once again takes on the Korean War (see also <i>The Steel Helmet</i>) 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.… More

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