Fixed Bayonets! (1951) Reviews & Ratings

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Fixed Bayonets! reviews

Fixed Bayonets! holds a 6.5/10 average from 44 TMDB ratings.

There's nothing dirtier than a rearguard action! Fixed bayonets! is directed by Sam Fuller and Fuller writes the screenplay which is based around a novel by John Brophy. It stars Richard Basehart, Gene Evans, Michael O'Shea, Richard Hylton, Craig Hill and Skip Homeier. Music is by Roy Webb and cinematography by Lucien Ballard. The Korean War, and a platoon of GIs are tasked with diverting the enemy to allow the comm…
— John Chard (9/10)

“Denno” (Richard Basehart) is no coward as he and his platoon navigate the perils of the Korean War, but he has no desire to rise above his current rank and take command. With plenty of stripes above him as they embark on their latest mission, that ought not to be a problem but when they are asked to provide a rearguard action defending a narrow pass from an exposed overlooking cave high amidst the snowy hills, he a…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one, Corporal Denno's superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take command responsibility.

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