Flags of Our Fathers
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- Synopsis
- Clint Eastwood's adaptation of the non-fiction book Flags of Our Fathers concerns the lives of the men in the famous picture of soldiers raising the American flag over Iwo Jima during that historic WWII battle....
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- Director(s)
- Clint Eastwood
- Distributor(s)
- Dream Works
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 132 min.
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Critic Reviews
Eastwood’s two-film project is one of the most visionary of all efforts to depict the reality and meaning of battle.Read the full review
It is one of the year's best films and perhaps the finest modern film about World War II.Read the full review
As he did in "Unforgiven," "Mystic River" and "Million Dollar Baby," Eastwood handles this nuanced material with aplomb, giving every element of this complex story just the weight it deserves. The director's lean dispassion, his increased willingness to be strongly emotional while retaining an instinctive restraint, continues to astonish.Read the full review
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