Flags of Our Fathers

A single shot can end the war.

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Drama
War
History

Overview

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.

Keywords

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1940s
based on true story
world war ii
dying and death
japan
pacific
pacific war
iwo jima

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 19, 2006
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures,Amblin Entertainment,DreamWorks Pictures,Malpaso Productions
Cast: Ryan Phillippe,Jesse Bradford,Adam Beach,John Benjamin Hickey,John Slattery,Barry Pepper,Jamie Bell,Paul Walker,Robert Patrick,Neal McDonoughand 113 more
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: William Broyles Jr.,Paul Haggis,James Bradley
Producer: Steven Spielberg,Clint Eastwood,Robert Lorenz
Cinematography: Tom Stern
Music: Clint Eastwood
Budget: $90,000,000
Revenue: $65,900,249
IMDb: tt0418689