Flags of Our Fathers
A single shot can end the war.
Overview
In 2006, Eastwood directed two films about World War II's Battle of Iwo Jima. The first, Flags of Our Fathers, focused on the men who raised the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi and featured the film debut of Eastwood's son Scott. This was followed by Letters from Iwo Jima, which dealt with the tactics of the Japanese soldiers on the island and the letters they wrote home to family members. Letters from Iwo Jima was the first American film to depict a war issue completely from the view of an American enemy.
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Cast & Crew
Ryan Phillippe
as John 'Doc' Bradley
Jesse Bradford
as Rene Gagnon
Adam Beach
as Ira Hayes
John Benjamin Hickey
as Keyes Beech
John Slattery
as Bud Gerber
Barry Pepper
as Mike Strank
Jamie Bell
as Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski
Paul Walker
as Hank Hansen
Robert Patrick
as Colonel Chandler Johnson
Neal McDonough
as Captain Severance
Reviews
r96sk
Feb 9, 2022
A nicely crafted war film. I wasn't overly invested in what was happening onscreen, but that doesn't take away from the fact that I still found <em>'Flags of Our Fathers'</em> to be a very good and a very interesting story from the Battle of Iwo Jima. It's a fascinating tale that it tells, which is definitely its strongest feature. As a whole…
