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69% Critic Match
Flags of Our Fathers
“A single shot can end the war.”
6.9 / 10• 2006• 2h 15m•R• English
WarDramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ryan Phillippe
John 'Doc' Bradley
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clint Eastwood's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Flags of Our Fathers is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
