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. Jeremy longhurst list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Several variations in blade, crosspiece, and muzzle ring have been observed. A small band of british soldiers is sent on a mission to hold up a german advance. Nobudget british war movie avoid confusion with sam fullers the steel helmet or fixed bayonets directed by michael carreras, a hammer studios mainstay. Once again the film has a north african setting, with the battle of tunisia serving as the reallife backdrop for the events portrayed. Second world war drama, set in the philippines about a group of men recruited for the dangerous mission of destroying an american base to keep strategic papers out of enemy hands when japanese. 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.
The steel bayonet is something of a significant hammer film, and as such its rather frustrating that its so hard to see. Battleweary troops of company c have orders to occupy a derelict tunisian farmhouse. It followed the same format as the creators previous series on the history of british cinema, best. 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. Apex gun parts is your source for hard to find gun parts, parts kits, and accessories. We specialize in all military surplus weapons from ak47s, ar15s, mausers, cetme, enfields, uzis, and much more. The key is a 1958 british war film set in 1941 during the battle of the atlantic. There are a lot of terms used for the parts of a bayonet tend its scabbard, as well as descriptions of styles, types etc. Michael medwin full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. As is the case for every interstellar casting story, no character details. The bayonet then used was a plug bayonet, which fitted into the muzzle of the musket thus preventing it from firing. In the peak year of attendance, 1958, film audiences reached. The blade has wood grips and each bayonet comes with a green steel mounted leather scabbard complete with correct hooks for the u.
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. Cut versions one or more versions of this work have been cut. 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. The steel bayonet 1957 robert brown and leo genn in the steel bayonet 1957 leo genn in. Michael carreras steel bayonet collection of 5 original. Carreras directs rather in the style of an american platoon picture. 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. Since the school has been closed, the bayonet has served as the official newsletter of the ama alumni association and the ama alumni foundation. Steel arms, bayonet knife, army weapons dagger photo about knife, antique, military, white, blanche, bayonet, piercing, army, cold, ancient, isolated, blade. Because of the scarcity of these hard to find features in most cases transfers. Especially at the beginning of ww2 several steels were tried in the manufacture of bayonets. Overview for michael carreras turner classic movies. 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.
The steel bayonet 1957 the steel bayonet 1957 user. Although marilyn monroe was not only alive but at the top of her game at the time. Britishwar film directed by michael carreras and starring leo genn, kieron moore and michael medwin. 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.
The plug bayonet was succeeded by the socket bayonet, which fit over the muzzle of the barrel. From saving private ryan to apocalypse now, war movies have always been a. The major advantage to the socket bayonet was that the musket could still be fired while the bayonet was attached. The steel bayonet is a hammer war film made in 1957, cashing in on a craze for similarlyplotted movies made during the 1950s. 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. The steel bayonet collection of 5 original photographs from the 1957 film publication. 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. For this film, fuller was given a bigger budget, bigger cast, bigger stars, bigger enemies chinese communists, and bigger special effects this time around. Rare bayonet tested by the us for possible use on the belgian fal fabrique nationale assault t48 7.
The complete michael caine filmography show list info. A small band of british soldiers is sent on a mission to hold up a german advance in tunisia. They are to establish an artillery observation post, reporting on enemy movements before the imminent offensive to liberate tunis. Cold steel 92rbnt m9 bayonet rubber training knife 7 blade. Cuts are detailed for each respective version found under related works. Immediately after this film was completed, hammer began filming on the curse of frankenstein. Military original period items 19541960 for sale ebay. Zack spencer is a local filmmaker in columbia, sc that works on short films, documentaries, commercials, and music videos. Ww1ww2 items, military, old antiques, fire dept stuff. The key movies william holden, sophia loren, trevor. 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. The steel bayonet is a 1957 british war film directed by michael carreras and starring leo.
Michael medwin list of movies and tv shows tv guide. After the success of the quatermass xperiment in 1955, hammer was approached by united artists to make two pictures, the first that the british company would make with a major american studio. Films and filming thought in 1957 that steel bayonet directed by. Leo genn, kieron moore, michael medwin, robert brown movie quality. The steel bayonet 1957 watch movies online filecloudal. The steel bayonet 1958 is a drama, war movie starring leo genn and kieron moore.
This movie is in the public domain and comes in a color disc with the title printed on it. Sam fuller directed two of them, the quite good fixed bayonets. However, bayonet deserves a little notice in its own right. John lithgow has signed on to star in interstellar for director christopher nolan. When two titles are shown for a single film, the first title is that as released in. I think the film was shown as a second feature and had a a certificate which would have been equivalent to a pg today. Buy bayonets from the original and largest online catalog of cutlery. 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. The steel bayonet 1958 directed by michael carreras. So even if they just wanted to shoot they had to keep the bayonet on or else they would have to rezero their rifle. We set ourselves apart by supplying unique parts at a good value and standing by our products by offering outstanding customer service. It became so instilled in russian military tradition that even in ww1, rifles were zeroed in with the bayonet attached i have read somewhere. 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. But i can understand why the russians preferred bayonet charges over shooting it out.
The films were huge successes, bigger than any of the studios earlier. 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. Fnfal bayonets the l1 series and other fnfal bayonets. The complete michael caine filmography list challenges. Steel bayonet, wholesale various high quality steel bayonet products from global steel bayonet suppliers and steel bayonet factory,importer,exporter at. 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. 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. British officers leo genn, kieron moore, michael medwin and their men must hold off.
It has a blued steel scabbard with attached us style metal belt loops. Crudely constructed of a new made pressed steel hilt mated with a recycled blade from an earlier mauser bayonet. Unfollow m39 bayonet to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Sep 01, 2012 while using a bayonet is seldom trained on or included in battle fighting strategy, it is still in most armys kits. Read the full synopsis of the steel bayonet, 1958, directed by michael carreras, with raymond francis, john paul, kieron moore, at turner classic movies. The ensuing battle for control of this small piece of land will decide.
The steel bayonet michael carreras, john jay, howard clewes. A british war movie, made by michael carreras, whose father sir james owned hammer film studios. Steel bayonet 1958 trailers and clips british officers leo genn, kieron moore, michael medwin and their men must hold off rommel at a desert. All of them stick it out until they are finally ordered to retreat with their job done. Michael caine also had a small role in the film, early in his career. 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. British officers leo genn, kieron moore, michael medwin and their men must hold off rommel at a desert outpost in 1943 north africa. 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. Bayonettube exchanger article about bayonettube exchanger. Why so many politicos are cribbing from lenin richard nixon popularized the term probe with bayonets if you encounter mush, proceed. Shorter works and television productions are listed separately.
When the school was in operation, it was a student publication. The crawling eye 1958 lucky jim waiter 1957 the steel bayonet german sniper 1957 the saint mcgeorge 1 episode 1967. 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. Get the best deals on military original period items 1954 1960. They did a landoffice business in the 50s and 60s importing and selling surplus military firearms. The m1905 bayonet was produced from 1906 to 1922 by springfield armory and rock island arsenal. The steel bayonet is a 1957 british war film directed by michael carreras and starring leo genn, kieron moore and michael medwin. The british film industry is always something i have been interested in, and i like to watch. 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. 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. Collection of 5 vintage single weight studio still photographs from the 1957 uk film, released in the us in 1958.
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