Flags of our fathers - Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Clint Eastwood
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Movie propaganda
A single shot can end the war.
February 1945. Even as victory in Europe was finally within reach, the war in the Pacific raged on. One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles of the war was the struggle for the island of Iwo Jima, which culminated with what would become one of the most iconic images in history: five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi.
The inspiring photo capturing that moment became a symbol of victory to a nation that had grown weary of war and made instant heroes of the six American soldiers at the base of the flag, some of whom would die soon after, never knowing that they had been immortalized. But the surviving flag raisers had no interest in being held up as symbols and did not consider themselves heroes; they wanted only to stay on the front with their brothers in arms who were fighting and dying without fanfare or glory.
Theatrical propaganda posters
Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film World War II Iwo Jima Pacific USA US Marines Mount Suribachi history historical drama soldier flag true
Persons of interest
- Adam Beach .... Ira Hayes
- Jamie Bell .... Ralph Ignatowski
- Jesse Bradford .... Rene Gagnon
- Joseph Cross .... Franklin Sousley
- Christopher Curry .... Ed Block
- Oliver Davis .... Young James
- Beth Grant .... Mrs Gagnon
- Jason Gray-Stanford .... Lieutenant Harold Schrier
- David Hornsby .... Louis Lowery
- Matt Huffman .... Lieutenant JK Wells
- Brian Kimmet .... Sergeant "Boots" Thomas
- Melanie Lynskey .... Pauline Harnois
- Alessandro Mastrobuono .... Lindberg
- Neal McDonough .... Captain Severance
- Sean Moran .... Mr Morris
- Robert Patrick .... Colonel Chandler Johnson
- Barry Pepper .... Sergeant Mike Strank
- Ryan Phillippe .... John Bradley
- Nick Rish .... Sonny Tufts
- Stark Sands .... Walter Gust
- Myra Turley .... Madeline Evelley
- Tom Verica .... Lieutenant Pennel
- Paul Walker .... Hank Hansen
- Kirk BR Woller .... Bill Genaust
- James Bradley .... Author
- Ron Powers .... Author
- Paul Haggis .... Screenwriter
- Clint Eastwood .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
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Security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Strong war violence and themes)
Surveillance time
132 minutes (2:12 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 2 November 2006
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