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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 Afrika Korps. Filming took place on Salisbury Plain, which doubled for North Africa.
Original Release
05/09/1957
US Release
02/01/1958
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Raymond Francis | The General |
| John Paul | Lt. Col. Derry |
| Kieron Moore | Capt. Mead R.A. / Capt. Mead |
| Paddy Joyce | Cpl. Ames R.A. |
| Leo Genn | Maj. Gerrard / Major Gerard |
| Michael Medwin | Lt. Vernon |
| Robert Brown | Sgt. Maj. Gill / C.S.M. Gill |
| Michael Ripper | Pte. Middleditch |
| Bernard Horsfall | Pte. Livingstone |
| Michael Collins | 1st Stretcher bearer |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Raymond Francis | The General |
| John Paul | Lt. Col. Derry |
| Kieron Moore | Capt. Mead R.A. / Capt. Mead |
| Paddy Joyce | Cpl. Ames R.A. |
| Leo Genn | Maj. Gerrard / Major Gerard |
| Michael Medwin | Lt. Vernon |
| Robert Brown | Sgt. Maj. Gill / C.S.M. Gill |
| Michael Ripper | Pte. Middleditch |
| Bernard Horsfall | Pte. Livingstone |
| Michael Collins | 1st Stretcher bearer |
| 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 |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michael Carreras | Producer |
| Anthony Nelson Keys | Producer |
