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Sep 20, 2024 · The movie recounts the Battle of Iwo Jima, focusing on the iconic photograph of the flag raising and the soldiers involved. Through a series of flashbacks, it delves into the personal and collective experiences of the men who became symbolic heroes, examining both their wartime actions and post-war lives.
- Clint Eastwood
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Sands of Iwo Jima, American war film, released in 1949, that depicts the hard-fought U.S. victory over the Japanese at the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945.
The film centres on a squad of U.S. Marines during World War II. The young recruits are led by Sgt. John M. Stryker (played by John Wayne), a rough disciplinarian who is initially despised by his men. Particularly resentful are Pvt. Al Thomas (Forrest Tucker), whose irresponsibility costs a soldier his life, and Pvt. Peter Conway (John Agar), a cocky college graduate who considers Stryker cruel and inhuman for failing to rescue a wounded soldier during the Battle of Tarawa—not realizing that such an attempt would have given away the position of the entire squadron and put all of the men at risk. As the fighting continues, however, the soldiers begin to develop respect for Stryker and for his rigorous training. At one point, Stryker saves Conway’s life when a live grenade is accidentally dropped, earning him the young soldier’s admiration and gratitude. The squadron then fights at the Battle of Iwo Jima and witnesses the historic raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi. Later, however, Stryker is killed by a sniper.
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•Studio: Republic Pictures Corp.
•Director: Allan Dwan
•Writers: James Edward Grant and Harry Brown
•Music: Victor Young
•John Wayne (Sgt. John M. Stryker)
•John Agar (Pvt. Peter Conway)
•Adele Mara (Allison Bromley)
•Forrest Tucker (Pvt. Al Thomas)
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Feb 19, 2020 · The visual library of more than 80 online videos from Iwo Jima carries in it countless Pfc. Langbeens, ordinary Americans whose lives were disrupted by a global war.
Most of the young cast knew nothing about the incidents on Iwo Jima, as it is not taught in Japanese schools. Shot back-to-back with Flags of Our Fathers (2006). Ken Watanabe read actual letters sent by Imperial Japanese Army General Tadamichi Kuribayashi to his family from Iwo Jima while preparing for his role.
Letters from Iwo Jima: Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryô Kase. The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
- (171K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Clint Eastwood
- 2007-02-02
Jun 11, 2014 · In 1949—the year Sands of Iwo Jima debuted—Campbell published The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Studying cultures the world over, Campbell discovered that each had stories of a hero on a journey of adventure that shared a common structure.
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Feb 22, 2015 · Tuesday marks 71 years since Joe Rosenthal captured the iconic picture of five U.S. Marines and a Navy sailor raising an American flag over Iwo Jima.
