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Flags of Our Fathers (2006) -- The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII.

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   38,783 votes
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Director:
Clint Eastwood
Writers (WGA):
William Broyles Jr. (screenplay) and
Paul Haggis (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
20 October 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | History | War more
Tagline:
A Single Shot Can End The War more
Plot:
The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations more
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(52 articles)
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User Comments:
The story is realistic and very compelling by not glorifying war more (390 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ryan Phillippe ... John "Doc" Bradley

Jesse Bradford ... Rene Gagnon

Adam Beach ... Ira Hayes

John Benjamin Hickey ... Keyes Beech

John Slattery ... Bud Gerber

Barry Pepper ... Mike Strank

Jamie Bell ... Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski

Paul Walker ... Hank Hansen

Robert Patrick ... Colonel Chandler Johnson

Neal McDonough ... Captain Severance

Melanie Lynskey ... Pauline Harnois
Thomas McCarthy ... James Bradley (as Tom McCarthy)

Chris Bauer ... Commandant Vandegrift
Judith Ivey ... Belle Block

Myra Turley ... Madeline Evelley
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sequences of graphic war violence and carnage, and for language.
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Runtime:
132 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | USA:R (certificate #42983) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Norway:15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Spain:18 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Argentina:16 | Brazil:16 | New Zealand:R15 | Sweden:15 | Malaysia:18SG (DVD)
Filming Locations:
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA more
Company:
DreamWorks SKG more

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Trivia:
Jared Leto turned down a key role in order to commit his time to his band, 30 Seconds to Mars. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Chandler Johnson, the commander of the 2nd Battalion 28th Marines (played by Robert Patrick), was a lieutenant colonel (silver oak leaf rank insignia) but is shown wearing the eagles of a full colonel. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Soldiers: Corpsman! Corpsman! Corpsman! Corpsman! For God sakes, corpsman! Corpsman! Corpsman!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-06-09)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
I'll Walk Alone more

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123 out of 165 people found the following comment useful.
The story is realistic and very compelling by not glorifying war, 20 October 2006
8/10
Author: Douglas Young (the-movie-guy) from Memphis, Tennessee

(Synopsis) There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. "Flags of Our Fathers" is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen, John "Doc" Bradley (Ryan Phillippe), Pvt. Rene Gagnon (Jesse Bradford), and Pvt. Ira Hayes (Adam Beach), who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima. The picture became one of the most famous images of the U.S. winning a battle during WWII. However, the battle for Iwo Jima raged on for another month with three of the marines being killed in action. The other three servicemen were taken out of battle and flown back to the states. The photo made these men heroes, and the government used these new heroes to promote the selling of war bonds on the War Bond Tour. The three men did not believe they were heroes, even though the American public did.

(My Comment) The film was based on the book written by Doc's son, James Bradley. It wasn't until his father's death that he found out that Doc was one of the Iwo Jima flag raisers. Soldiers with real combat experiences usually keep their war stories to themselves. Clint Eastwood directed the film, and he didn't pull any punches in the battle scenes, even though the battle for Iwo Jima was considered one of the bloodiest against the Japanese in the Pacific. The only problem I had with the movie was that Eastwood used too many flashbacks that jumped around and made the movie hard to follow. The movie would have been better if Eastwood had gone in chronicle order with some flashbacks. During the battle scenes, you actually see the chaos that soldiers encounter on the battlefield. Overall, I found the story to be realistic and very compelling by not glorifying war. It is a long movie, but the time passes very fast. This film will receive many Oscar nominations. Some of the movie is graphically violent and shows the dark side of war, and the effects war has on our returning soldiers. (Warner Brothers Pictures, Run time 2:12, Rated R) (8/10)

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