Gun Movie: 71: Into the Fire

[C17A]

Another movie set in the Korean War, from the Korean perspective.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhsA5CsBnFU

Tells the story of a group of 71 inexperienced students holding their last-stand position at a girl's school. Brutal fighting scenes.

Again, turn on subtitles.

 

[Mike Irwin]

This one I've heard of, but haven't seen.

The Koreans have turned out some very decent movies.

 

[4V50 Gary]

Watched that yesterday. That was enjoyable too. I see the North Koreans used some BA-64 armored cars (or lookalikes) and some M4A3E8 Shermans (guess they couldn't get T-34/85s for the film). It escapes me how little training the students received with their weapons before being pressed into combat. In the first scene we had the student soon to be unit commander trying to load his M-1 Garand without a clip. Then when his student company was formed, they had a brief (and pathetic) range session for familiarization with their Garands. There was plenty of M-1 goodness in it.

BTW, the Yugoslavs produced their own post WW II version of the T-34/85 with a cast hull that was more rounded (no sharp corners) like that of the JS-II.

 

[Mike Irwin]

During the Korean War, South Korean "basic training" was often less than a day long.