Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

6.9/10 135 min War Drama History

Overview

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

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

Scott Eastwood

Lundsford

Stark Sands

Gust

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