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Sands of Iwo Jima

Name: Sands of Iwo Jima
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1950-01-01
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.379

★ 6,4 /10 (174 Votes)

1950 EN 100 min

Overview

Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.

Stream

Release date

01/01/1950

Votes

174

Popularity

2.8

A great human story... makes a mighty motion picture!

Genres

War Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

100 min

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$7,800,000

John Wayne

Sgt. John M. Stryker

John Agar

PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway

Adele Mara

Allison Bromley

Forrest Tucker

PFC Al J. Thomas

Wally Cassell

PFC Benny A. Regazzi

James Brown

PFC Charlie Bass

Richard Webb

PFC Dan 'Handsome' Shipley

Arthur Franz

Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator

Julie Bishop

Mary

James Holden

PFC 'Farmer' Soames

Peter Coe

PFC George Hellenpolis

Richard Jaeckel

PFC Frank Flynn

William Murphy

PFC Eddie Flynn

George Tyne

PFC Hart S. Harris

Hal Baylor

Pvt. J.E. 'Ski' Choynski

John McGuire

Capt. Joyce

Martin Milner

Pvt. Mike McHugh

No photo

Leonard Gumley

Pvt. Sid Stein

No photo

William Self

Pvt. L.D. Fowler Jr.

No photo

David M. Shoup

Colonel D.M. Shoup

No photo

H.P. Crowe

Lt. Col. H.P. Crowe

No photo

Harold G. Schrier

Captain Harold G. Schrier

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Rene A. Gagnon

PFC Rene A. Gagnon

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Ira H. Hayes

PFC Ira H. Hayes

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John H. Bradley

PM3C John H. Bradley

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Conrad Binyon

Marine (uncredited)

David Clarke

Wounded Marine (uncredited)

No photo

Fred A. Datig

Marine (uncredited)

Bruce Edwards

Marine (uncredited)

Dorothy Ford

Tall Girl (uncredited)

Carole Gallagher

USO Woman (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Officer (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)

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Gil Herman

Lt. Baker (uncredited)

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William Hudson

Marine (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

Forrestal (uncredited)

Dickie Jones

Scared Marine (uncredited)

No photo

Billy Lechner

Marine (uncredited)

No photo

Mickey McCardle

Marine (uncredited)

No photo

Roger McGee

Sailor (uncredited)

No photo

Al Murphy

Bartender (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Waiter in Bar (uncredited)

No photo

Judy Sochor

USO Woman (uncredited)

Glen Vernon

Marine (uncredited)

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Steve Wayne

Marine (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Grenade Instructor (uncredited)

Ted White

Marine (uncredited)

No photo

John Whitney

Lt. Thompson (uncredited)

Joy Windsor

USO Woman (uncredited)

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Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid. Sgt John M. Stryker is a battle hardened Marine who's job it is to prepare his new charges for the realities of war. With no care for making friends, Stryker does what ever it takes to make these men tough and ready for the Pacific conflicts to come. Sands Of Iwo Jima is unashamedly proud in its jingoistic fervour, and rightly so. Iwo Jima, and the now immortal portrait of weary American soldiers hoisting the flag atop Mt. Suribachi, has become a bastion of bravery, a beacon of triumph if you will. So it's no surprise to find Allan Dwan'…

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**_Wayne leads a squad of men to fight the battles of Tarawa and Iwo Jima_** This was filmed just 4½ years after the actual events of Iwo Jima. John Wayne was 42 years-old during shooting, a decade past his breakout with “Stagecoach,” and still lean. While the flick is hampered by the B&W photography and expected quaint elements, plus it lacks the extreme gore of more modern war movies like “The Thin Red Line” and “Letters from Iwo Jima,” it nevertheless gives you a good idea what it was like to fight in the Pacific Theater of WW2. It’s also interesting going back to the 40s to observe h…

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