Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

15
22/12/2006 (GB)
War, Drama, History
2h 15m

A single shot can end the war.

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.

  • Clint EastwoodDirector
  • Paul HaggisScreenplay
  • William Broyles Jr.Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $90,000,000

  • Revenue

    $65,900,249

Keywords

  • dying and death
  • japan
  • world war ii
  • pacific
  • pacific war
  • iwo jima
  • aftercreditsstinger
  • duringcreditsstinger
  • 1940s

Top Billed Cast

Ryan Phillippe

Ryan Phillippe

John 'Doc' Bradley

Jesse Bradford

Jesse Bradford

Rene Gagnon

Adam Beach

Adam Beach

Ira Hayes

John Benjamin Hickey

John Benjamin Hickey

Keyes Beech

John Slattery

John Slattery

Bud Gerber

Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper

Mike Strank

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

Hank Hansen

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Colonel Chandler Johnson

Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough

Captain Severance

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