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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.

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Tagline
They fight for their country but they die for their friends.
Release date
2006-10-09
Runtime
2h 15m
IMDb
tt0418689
Genres
DramaHistoryWar
Languages
English
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Global rating
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Director

  1. Clint Eastwood

Writer

  1. Paul Haggis
  2. William Broyles Jr.

Cast

  1. Beth Grant
    Mother Gagnon
  2. Robert Patrick
    Colonel Chandler Johnson
  3. Paul Walker
    Hank Hansen
  4. Barry Pepper
    Mike Strank
  5. Tom McCarthy
    James Bradley
  6. John Slattery
    Bud Gerber
  7. Ann Dowd
    Mrs. Strank
  8. Lennie Loftin
    Justice of the Peace
  9. Melanie Lynskey
    Pauline Harnois
  10. Neal McDonough
    Captain Severance
  11. Scott Eastwood
    Lundsford
  12. Jamie Bell
    Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski
  13. Harve Presnell
    Dave Severance
  14. Jon Polito
    Borough President
  15. Len Cariou
    Mr. Beech
  16. John Benjamin Hickey
    Keyes Beech
  17. Kirk B.R. Woller
    Bill Genaust
  18. Jayma Mays
    Nurse in Hawaii
  19. Danny McCarthy
    Reporter (in Chicago) #1
  20. David Rasche
    Senator
  21. David Patrick Kelly
    President Truman
  22. Ryan Phillippe
    John 'Doc' Bradley
  23. Chris Bauer
    Commandant Vandegrift
  24. Jesse Bradford
    Rene Gagnon
  25. Connie Ray
    Mrs. Sousley
  26. Stark Sands
    Gust
  27. Adam Beach
    Ira Hayes
  28. Christopher Curry
    Ed Block
  29. Arne Starr
    Rally Person (uncredited)
  30. Mark Thomason
    Military Censor
  31. David Clennon
    White House Official
  32. Ned Eisenberg
    Joe Rosenthal
  33. David Hornsby
    Louis Lowery
  34. V.J. Foster
    Major on Plane
  35. Silas Weir Mitchell
    Lab Tech
  36. Jason Gray-Stanford
    Lieutenant Schrier
  37. Tom Verica
    Lieutenant Pennell
  38. John Hoogenakker
    Funeral Home Employee
  39. Barry Sigismondi
    Police Sergeant
  40. Robert Shepherd
    Senator (uncredited)
  41. Erica Grant
    Secretary
  42. Myra Turley
    Madeline Evelley
  43. Michael Ahl
    Senator (uncredited)
  44. Jim Cantafio
    Reporter (in LA) #1
  45. Benjamin Walker
    Harlon Block
  46. Joseph Cross
    Franklin Sousley
  47. Tom Mason
    John Tennack
  48. William Charlton
    Bartender
  49. Erik Audé
    Officer (uncredited)
  50. Steven M. Porter
    Tourist
  51. George Hearn
    Walter Gust
  52. Darri Ingolfsson
    Wounded Marine
  53. Mary Beth Peil
    Mrs. Bradley
  54. James Newman
    Local Politician
  55. Martin Andris
    Soilder (uncredited)
  56. Michael Cumpsty
    Secretary Forrestal
  57. Tex Allen
    Retired Iwo Jima Marine Corps Captain (uncredited)
  58. David Block
    Busboy (uncredited)
  59. Kyle S. Brown
    Marine at War (uncredited)
  60. Judith Ivey
    Belle Block
  61. Gordon Clapp
    General "Howlin' Mad" Smith
  62. Sean Moran
    Waiter
  63. Joi Johannsson
    Sergeant on Beach
  64. Bubba Lewis
    Belle's Young Son
  65. Mark Colson
    Reporter (in LA) #2
  66. Jeremiah Bitsui
    Young Indian
  67. Shakti Shannon
    Bar Car Beauty #2
  68. John Nielsen
    Senator Boyd
  69. Ron Fassler
    Senator Robson
  70. Michael Canavan
    Reporter at Hansen's
  71. Martin Delaney
    Marine at Cave
  72. Mark A. Nash
    Welcome Crowd (uncredited)
  73. Katherine Hoskins Mackey
    General's Wife (uncredited)
  74. Mark T Anderson
    Business Man (uncredited)
  75. Oliver Davis
    Young James Bradley
  76. Nevin Millan
    American Indian Congress Member (uncredited)
  77. Dick 'Skip' Evans
    Pilot
  78. Joie Shettler
    Luncheon Singer
  79. Lisa Dodson
    Iggy's Mother
  80. Patrick New
    Reporter (in Chicago) #2
  81. Reese Foster
    Photographer (uncredited)
  82. George Grizzard
    John Bradley
  83. Beth Tapper
    Bar Car Beauty
  84. Brian Kimmet
    Sergeant Boots Thomas
  85. James Horan
    Reporter (in NYC)
  86. Ali Costello
    Movie Star #1 (uncredited)
  87. John Henry Canavan
    Jailer
  88. Robin Reck
    Event Attendee (uncredited)
  89. Alessandro Mastrobuono
    Lindberg
  90. Spiro Papas
    Photographer (uncredited)
  91. Theo Marshall
    Cubs Fan (uncredited)
  92. Daniel Forcey
    Marine on Beach
  93. Björgvin Franz Gíslason
    Impaled Marine
  94. Jon Kellam
    Senator Haddigan
  95. John Maloney
    Pilot
  96. Dale Waddington
    Tourist's Wife
  97. Chris Stinson
    Iwo Jima Memorial Attendee (uncredited)
  98. Dale Caba
    Photographer (uncredited)
  99. Paul Fahrenkopf
    Dedication Attendee (uncredited)
  100. Halldór Magnússon
    Soldier on Beach (uncredited)
  101. Brian Ceponis
    Navy Captain (uncredited)
  102. Brian Eric Alexander
    Funeral Attendant (uncredited)
  103. David S. Brooks
    Sergeant A Company
  104. Debbi Larkins
    Movie Star #2 (uncredited)
  105. Denise Vlasis
    Luncheon Singer
  106. Donn Emerson
    Navy Lieutenant on Plane
  107. George Cambio
    Lab Tech #2
  108. George Kardulias
    Civilian Guest at Iwo Jima Memorial (uncredited)
  109. Grétar Már Garðarsson
    Solider (uncredited)
  110. Guðmundur Karl Sigurdórsson
    Marine (uncredited)
  111. Hilmar Guðjónsson
    Wounded Marine #4
  112. Jason Frederick
    Baseball Player (uncredited)
  113. Jean-Paul Chreky
    Photographer (uncredited)
  114. Jemma Evans
    Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
  115. Jenifer Menedis
    Luncheon Singer
  116. Jeremy Merrill
    Marine in Shellhole
  117. Jesse G. Louis
    Train Conductor (uncredited)
  118. Jon Marshall
    Background (uncredited)
  119. Karl Gulledge
    Pilot
  120. Matthew Schueller
    Military Personnel (uncredited)
  121. Matt Huffman
    Lieutenant Bell
  122. Michelle Cuneo
    Betty Bradley (uncredited)
  123. Pamela Fischer
    Military Wife (uncredited)
  124. Patrick Dollaghan
    Businessman
  125. Vignir Jón Vignisson
    Soldier with Dog (uncredited)
  126. Vivien Lesiak
    Luncheon Singer
  127. Yukari Black
    Tokyo Rose (voice)

Composer

  1. Clint Eastwood

Producer

  1. Steven Spielberg
  2. Clint Eastwood
  3. Robert Lorenz

Director of Photography

  1. Tom Stern

Editor

  1. Joel Cox