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Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers

War · Drama · History · 2006

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.

Movie details

Flags of Our Fathers

“A single shot can end the war.”

2006 War · Drama · History 2h 15m

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

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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.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Clint Eastwood

Written by

William Broyles Jr. · Paul Haggis

Ryan Phillippe

Ryan Phillippe

John 'Doc' Bradley

Jesse Bradford

Jesse Bradford

Rene Gagnon

Adam Beach

Adam Beach

Ira Hayes

John Benjamin Hickey

John Benjamin Hickey

Keyes Beech

John Slattery

John Slattery

Bud Gerber

Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper

Mike Strank

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski

Court is in session

Put Flags of Our Fathers on trial.

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.