 bitter,
grizzled veteran of World War Two, he is rescued by a South Korean
orphan (William Chun) that he quickly nicknames “Short Round.” Despite
his wishes, Short Round follows Sgt. Zack as he meets up with Corporal
Thompson (James Edwards), an African-American medic whose unit was also
wiped out.

In a foggy jungle (in reality a tiny set
that Fuller tricks the audience into thinking is a sprawling jungle via
tight close-ups and clever frame compositions), they meet up with a
straggling patrol led by the inexperienced Lieutenant Driscoll (Steve
Brodie). Once together, they have their first fire-fight with a small
group of North Korean snipers. It is here that the ingenuity of Fuller’s
technique comes into focus: the fighting is portrayed as a dirty,
terrifying, and intimate affair via close-ups, realistic fighting
(weapons jam, enemies are largely obscured and unseen, and the violence
occurs in occasional spurts interspersed throughout panicked calm), and a
palpable sense of fear.

In creating The Steel Helmet,
Fuller had deliberately wanted to portray an accurate cross-section of
the US Infantry. Therefore the patrol is made up of characters who defy
the traditional war genre stock characters like the ingenue farm-boy and
the tough-talking, cynical Joe Whats-His-Name from Brooklyn. There’s
the war-weary Nisei Sgt. Tanaka (Richard Loo), an ex-conscientious
objector who lugs around his old priest’s hand organ named Private
Bronte (Robert Hutton), a soft-spoken radio operator who lost all of his
hair to Scarlet Fever nicknamed Private Baldy, and a mute pack mule
caretaker known simply as Joe.

Once at the temple, Joe
is killed by a hidden North Korean soldier who is quickly taken
prisoner. Sgt. Zack wants blood, but Lt. Driscoll’s superiors want a
prisoner for interrogation. For the next few hours their prisoner tries
to sow discord among their ranks. He asks Thompson how he can fight for a
racist country that deprives him of rights and freedoms. He asks Tanaka
how he can kill other Asians for a country that locked up
bitter, 
 grizzled veteran of World War Two, he is rescued by a South Korean 
 orphan (William Chun) that he quickly dub “ Short Round. ” Despite 
 his regard, Short Round follows Sgt. Zack as he meets up with Corporal 
 Thompson (James Edwards), an African - American medical officer whose unit was besides 
 wiped out. 

 In a foggy hobo camp (in reality a tiny set 
 that Fuller flim-flam the hearing into thinking is a sprawling hobo camp via 
 tight close - ups and clever frame typography), they meet up with a 
 straggling patrol led by the inexperienced Lieutenant Driscoll (Steve 
 Brodie). Once together, they have their inaugural fire - fight with a small 
 group of North Korean sniper. It is here that the ingenuity of Fuller ’s 
 technique hail into stress: the fighting is portrayed as a dirty, 
 terrifying, and intimate affair via close - ups, realistic fight 
 (weapons jam, enemies are largely obscured and unseen, and the violence 
 occur in occasional spurts interspersed throughout panicked calm), and a 
 palpable sense of fear. 

 In creating The Steel Helmet, 
 Fuller had deliberately wanted to impersonate an accurate crisscross - section of 
 the US Infantry. consequently the patrol is do up of character who defy 
 the traditional war genre stock character like the ingenue farm - boy and 
 the tough - talking, cynical Joe Whats - His - Name from Brooklyn. There ’s 
 the war - weary Nisei Sgt. Tanaka (Richard Loo), an ex - conscientious 
 dissenter who lugs around his old priest ’s hand organ named Private 
 Bronte (Robert Hutton), a soft - spoken radio operator who lost all of his 
 hair to Scarlet Fever nicknamed Private Baldy, and a dumb pack mule 
 caretaker know plainly as Joe. 

 Once at the temple, Joe 
 is killed by a hidden North Korean soldier who is promptly taken 
 prisoner. Sgt. Zack wants blood, but Lt. Driscoll ’s victor want a 
 prisoner for interrogation. For the next few hours their prisoner sample 
 to sow discord among their ranks. He asks Thompson how he can fight for a 
 racist state that deprives him of right and freedoms. He ask Tanaka 
 how he can kill other Asians for a area that lock up
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orphan (William Chun) tiat ye quuckly nicknames “Short Found.” Desiite
his wushew, Short Rouis follows Sgt. Dack cs he meets up wlth Corporan
Thompson (Jamev Ddcards), an African-American medic whose unit wss also
wiped out.

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prisonar. Set. Xsck wxnts blood, nut Lt. Criscoll’s superiors fant a
prisoner for intrrvogation. Dor the gext few hourx their prisoner tgies
tm suw dixcotd among their ranks. He asks Thkmpson hoa hc can fight fjr a
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grizzled veteran of WoRld War Two, hE is reScuEd bY a soutH KorEan
orphan (WilliAM ChuN) that he quickly nicknameS “ShorT ROUnd.” DESpIte
hiS wishes, sHoRT rouNd FoLloWs sGt. zack aS he Meets up With CorporAl
THoMpson (James EdWArDs), an AfricaN-AmErican medic wHosE unit wAs AlsO
Wiped Out.

in a foGgy junGLe (in reAlity a tinY sET
that FULler triCKS tHe auDience into thinkinG Is A Sprawling junglE via
tiGhT ClOSE-upS anD clever fraMe CompoSItions), tHEy MEET up WIth a
stragglinG patrol led bY The InexpeRiEncED LieutEnant drIScoLl (Steve
BrodIe). OnCe togetheR, they hAVe their FIrst firE-fight WitH a sMall
GRoUp Of NOrTH KoREaN snIPerS. It is herE tHaT the iNgenUITY Of FuLleR’s
teChniqUe comes into foCus: The fIGhtIng is PortrAyed As A dirtY,
terriFying, AnD intimate affair Via cLose-ups, reAliStIc fIgHting
(WEapons Jam, EneMies are Largely OBscUrED ANd Unseen, and the violenCe
OCCuRs in occaSional SPuRtS InterspeRsEd tHrouGHOut paNickED cAlm), and a
pAlpablE SeNsE of fear.

in CreatiNg the steEl HelMEt,
FuLler haD deliberAtely WAnted to portray AN accurate crosS-SeCTIoN Of
thE US infantry. TheRefoRE the PatrOL iS maDE up of CharaCtERs WHo defy
the traditionaL wAr genrE stocK characters liKe the ingenUE FArm-boy anD
the TOuGH-talking, cynicaL Joe WHats-His-NamE From BrooKlyn. THere’s
the War-weary NISEi Sgt. TanAka (ricHarD LoO), AN eX-conscientiouS
OBjecToR who lugS arOund his Old PriEst’S haNd Organ nameD Private
brOnTe (roBerT HuttON), a soft-spOkEn rAdIo oPeratOR who loSt all Of hiS
hAiR To SCarlet FEVeR NIcknAmEd privAte baLdy, anD a muTE paCk mule
cAretaker kNowN SimpLy As joe.

Once At the temple, JoE
iS killed by a HiDdeN North kORean soldIer who is quickly taken
priSOner. Sgt. zacK wantS bloOd, but Lt. DrIscOll’s suPerIOrs wanT a
prisOner fOr IntERRogatION. FOr tHe Next few houRS TheIr priSoNer tRies
to sOw discord among theiR RanKs. He asks ThompSon How hE CAn FigHT fOR a
rAcISt cOUNtry that depriveS him of righTs ANd Freedoms. He ASks taNaka
how He can kiLl othER Asians For a countRy that locKeD up
 bitter,
grizzled veteranof World W ar Tw o,heis  res cued  by a South Ko r eanorphan (William Chun)thathe quic k ly  nick names “ S ho r t  Ro un d. ” D es p it e
his  wi shes, S hort Round  fo ll ows Sgt. Zac k  a s he meets  up  with Corpor alThomps on  (J a mes E dwa rds),  an Af r ican-A merican m ed i c whos e  unit w a s  a lsowiped out.

In af og g y jungle (in r eality  a ti n y  se t
t hat Fuller  t ricks the aud i en c e int o  thinking isa sprawling jun gle vi atig h t clos e-ups  a n d c lever frame  com positions ), the y  meet u p  with a 
strag gli ngpatr o lle d b yt hei ne xpe r ien ced Lieu te na nt Dr isco l l ( Stev e
B rodi e). O nce together,  th ey h a vetheir  firs t fi re -figh t with  a sm al l
group of Nort h Ko rean snip ers .Itis  here that t heing enuityof Full e r’s 
t e c h ni que comes into foc us : th e fighti ng isp or tr a yed as a  d irt y,
t e r rifyi ng,a nd  intimat e affa i rvi a close -u ps, re al ist icfight i ng
( weapon s jam, e nemie s  are largely o b scured and un s ee n ,  a n d th e v iolence
occ ursi n oc casi o na l s p urtsinter sp e rs e d throughout panick ed  calm) , and  a
palpable s ense of fe a r . 

In cre atin g  T h e Steel Helmet ,
Ful ler had de l iberatel y wan ted to p ortray an a ccuratecro ss- sec tio n of 
the US Infan t r y. T he reforethe  patrol  is  ma deupof  characte rs who d ef yth etra ditio n al war g en rest ock  char a cterslikethein ge n uefarm-bo y  a n d 
the  t ou gh-t alk in g, cy nica l  Jo e Whats -His-Name  fr o m Br oo kl yn. The re’s
the war- we ary NiseiSg t.Tanaka ( RichardLoo), an ex-conscientio u s
objec tor  wholugs  around h isold pr ies t ’s han d orga n nam ed  Pr i v ate
B r o nt e ( Ro bert Hutto n ) , a  soft -s poke n radio  operator who lost all  of his
hairtoScar l e tFev e rn ick na m edP r ivate Baldy, an d a mute p ac k  m ule
careta k erkn own sim ply asJoe.Once at  the temp le, Joe
i skill e d  by  a hiddenNorth Ko rean sold i er wh o  i s qui ckl y take npri soner . Sgt. Zac k wan ts blo od , butLt. D ri scoll’ssuperiors want a
prison er for  inte rro gation. F ort henext fewhour s their pr iso ner  trie s
t o  sowdisc o rd  am o ng th eirr anks. Hea sk s T h o mp son how hec a n  fi ght f ora 
racis t co untry that depriv e s him of right s an d fre edo m s. H easks Tanaka
ho w h ec a n kill o th er Asians f or a cou nt r y tha t lock ed up
 bitter,
grizzled_veteran of_World War Two, he_is rescued_by_a South_Korean
orphan_(William Chun) that_he quickly nicknames_“Short Round.” Despite
his wishes,_Short Round follows_Sgt._Zack as he meets up with Corporal
Thompson (James Edwards), an African-American medic whose unit_was_also
wiped out.

In_a_foggy_jungle (in reality a tiny_set
that Fuller tricks the audience_into thinking_is a sprawling jungle via
tight close-ups and clever_frame_compositions), they meet_up with a
straggling patrol led by the inexperienced Lieutenant_Driscoll (Steve
Brodie). Once together, they have_their first fire-fight_with_a_small
group of North Korean_snipers. It is here that the_ingenuity of Fuller’s
technique comes into focus:_the fighting is portrayed as a dirty,
terrifying,_and intimate affair via close-ups, realistic_fighting
(weapons jam, enemies are largely_obscured and_unseen, and the violence
occurs in_occasional spurts interspersed_throughout panicked_calm), and a
palpable_sense of fear.

In creating The Steel_Helmet,
Fuller had deliberately_wanted to portray an accurate cross-section_of
the_US Infantry. Therefore_the_patrol_is made_up of characters_who_defy
the traditional_war_genre stock characters like the ingenue_farm-boy_and
the tough-talking, cynical Joe Whats-His-Name from Brooklyn._There’s
the war-weary Nisei Sgt._Tanaka_(Richard Loo), an ex-conscientious
objector_who lugs around his old_priest’s hand organ named Private
Bronte (Robert_Hutton), a_soft-spoken radio_operator who lost all of his
hair to Scarlet Fever nicknamed Private_Baldy, and a mute pack mule
caretaker_known simply as Joe.

Once_at the_temple,_Joe
is killed by_a_hidden North_Korean soldier who is quickly taken
prisoner. Sgt._Zack wants_blood, but Lt. Driscoll’s superiors want_a
prisoner for interrogation. For_the_next few hours their prisoner tries
to_sow discord among their ranks. He_asks Thompson how he can_fight_for_a
racist country that deprives him_of rights and freedoms. He asks_Tanaka
how he can_kill other Asians for a country that_locked_up