Flags of Our Fathers
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.
Critics Sentiment
Joe Rosenthal photographs the six men raising the second flag
Doc finds Ralph Ignatowski's mutilated body days later in cave
From the iconic flag-raising photograph (8.7) to the discovery of Iggy's tortured body (5.8), representing the film's central tension between public heroism and private horror.
Critics praised Eastwood's ambitious and realistic portrayal of the Battle of Iwo Jima, particularly the visceral combat scenes and sophisticated examination of heroism versus propaganda. While reviewers appreciated the strong performances and the film's unflinching look at war's aftermath, some found the nonlinear structure confusing and the pacing uneven, particularly in the final act dealing with post-war trauma.
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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
Tom McCarthy
James Bradley
Chris Bauer
Commandant Vandegrift
Judith Ivey
Belle Block
Myra Turley
Madeline Evelley
Joseph Cross
Franklin Sousley
Benjamin Walker
Harlon Block
Alessandro Mastrobuono
Lindberg
Scott Eastwood
Lundsford
Stark Sands
Gust
Crew
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