• Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

    In February and March of 1945, U.S. troops fight and win one of the most crucial and costly battles of the war on the island of Iwo Jima. A photo of U.S. servicemen raising the flag on Mount Suribachi becomes an iconic symbol of victory to a war-weary nation. The individuals themselves become heroes, though not all survive the war and realize it.

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Flags of Our Fathers
79
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Release Date: October 20th, 2006

DVD Release Date: February 6th, 2007

R |2 hr 12 min

Plot Summary

In February and March of 1945, U.S. troops fight and win one of the most crucial and costly battles of the war on the island of Iwo Jima. A photo of U.S. servicemen raising the flag on Mount Suribachi becomes an iconic symbol of victory to a war-weary nation. The individuals themselves become heroes, though not all survive the war and realize it.

Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin Hickey, John Slattery, Barry Pepper, Jamie Bell, Paul Walker

Director: Clint Eastwood

Genres: War , Historical drama

Production Co: Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros., Malpaso Company, DreamWorks SKG

Distributors: DreamWorks SKG

Keywords: Dark, Emotional, Sacrifice, Rise, 1940s, Soldier

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 80
    Wall Street Journal

    The cheap perfume of sentimentality wafts through the closing moments of Flags of Our Fathers. It's all the more noticeable for having been avoided so well and so long. Mr. Eastwood knows that sort of thing doesn't mix with the stench of war.

  • 75
    Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer

    In the film, the music, beginning with a muted a cappella ballad, is from Eastwood himself. show more

  • 100
    Kirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood Reporter

    Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers does a most difficult and brave thing and does it brilliantly. It is a movie about a concept. Not just any concept but the shop-worn and often wrong-headed idea of "heroism." show more

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Awards

Nominated Best Director - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (2007)
Nominated Sound Mixing
Oscars Academy Awards (2006)
Nominated Sound Editing
Oscars Academy Awards (2006)