The Steel Bayonet (1958)
1h 25m
Running Time
February 1, 1958Release Date
The Steel Bayonet (1958)
1h 25m
Running Time
February 1, 1958Release Date
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Plot.
Tunis, 1943. Battle-weary troops of Company C have orders to occupy a derelict Tunisian farmhouse. They are to establish an artillery observation post, reporting on enemy movements before the imminent offensive to liberate Tunis. However German infantrymen discover their operations. The ensuing battle for control of this small piece of land will decide who controls Tunis but more critically, the victors in the battle of democracy versus fascism.
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Cast & Crew.
Leo Genn
Maj. Gerrard
Raymond Francis
The General
Michael Medwin
Lt. Vernon
John Paul
Lt. Col. Derry
Kieron Moore
Capt. Mead R.A.
Robert Brown
Sgt. Maj. Gill
Paddy Joyce
Cpl. Ames R.A.
Michael Carreras
Director
Howard Clewes
Writer
Leonard Salzedo
Composer
Michael Ripper
Pte. Middleditch
Jack Asher
Cinematographer
Bernard Horsfall
Pte. Livingstone
Bill Lenny
Editor
David Ritch
Mahomet
Tom Bowman
Sgt. Nicholls
John H. Watson
Cpl. Bean
Arthur Lovegrove
Pte. Jarvis
Michael Dear
Pte. Tweddle
Ian Whittaker
Pte. Wilson
Michael Balfour
Pte. Thomas
Shay Gorman
Sgt. Gates
Jack Stewart
Pte. Wentworth
Percy Herbert
Pte. Clark
Barry Lowe
Pte. Ferguson
Dave Crowley
Pte. Harris
Wolf Frees
German Divisional Commander
Garard Green
German Company Commander
William Abney
German Artillery Officer
Guy Deghy
German Artillery N.C.O.
Jeremy Longhurst
German Sniper
Anthony Nelson Keys
Associate Producer
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Wiki.
The Steel Bayonet is a 1957 British war film directed by Michael Carreras and starring Leo Genn, Kieron Moore and Michael Medwin. Michael Caine also had a small role in the film, early in his career. 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. Filming took place on Salisbury Plain, which doubled for North Africa.