''Korea Patrol'' (

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''Korean Patrol'') is a 1951 American

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war fi ...

directed by

Max Nosseck Max Nosseck (19 September 1902 – 29 September 1972) was a German film director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Nosseck was born in Nakel, then in Prussia, but now in Poland. Nosseck established himself as a director in the German Film Industr ...

and starring

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and

Benson Fong Benson Fong (Chinese: ; October 10, 1916 – August 1, 1987) was an American character actor. Born in Sacramento, California, Fong was from a mercantile family of Chinese extraction. After graduating from high school in Sacramento, he studied ...

. It was released by

Eagle-Lion Films Eagle-Lion Films was a British-American film production company owned by J. Arthur Rank intended to distribute British productions in the United States. In 1947, it acquired Robert R. Young's PRC Pictures, a small American production company, ...

. Together with

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’s ''

The Steel Helmet ''The Steel Helmet'' is a 1951 American war film directed, written, and produced by Samuel Fuller during the Korean War. The cast stars Gene Evans, Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, James Edwards, and Richard Loo. It was the first American film abo ...

'' and

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’s ''

A Yank in Korea ''A Yank in Korea'' is a 1951 American war film directed by Lew Landers and starring Lon McCallister. It was one of the first films about the Korean War. Plot A tough sergeant has to teach a hotshot young soldier how to be a team player. Cast * ...

'', it was one of the first Hollywood films exploiting the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

.p. 77 Edwards, Paul M. ''A Guide to Films on the Korean War'' Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997 The film's sets were designed by the

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Plot

When notified of the North Korean invasion of South Korea, an American officer assigned to the

Republic of Korea Army The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA; ko, 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍; RR: ''Daehanminguk Yuk-gun''), also known as the ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare. It is the l ...

leads a mixed American and South Korean six man patrol to blow up a strategic bridge to delay the enemy's advance.

Cast

as Lt. Craig *Sung Li as Ching, So. Korean runner *

as Kim, So. Korean scout * Al Eben as Sgt. Abrams * Wong Artarne as 'Murphy', So. Korean scout * Danny Davenport as Cpl. Dykes *

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as Lee, So. Korean scout * Richard Barron as Maj. Wald *

John Close John Close, also known as Poet Close, was born on 11 August 1816 at Gunnerside and died at Kirkby Stephen on 15 February 1891. He was an enterprising and prolific writer of working class origin who catered to the English Lake District tourist t ...

as Headquarter Captain * Teri Duna as Korean Village Young Woman

Notes

External links

* 1951 films Eagle-Lion Films films Korean War films American black-and-white films Films directed by Max Nosseck American war drama films 1950s war drama films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{Korea-war-film-stub