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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2022 12:02:55 GMT -6
*Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
7.10 Rating
In February, 1945, one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific theater of World War II occurs on the tiny island of Iwo Jima. Thousands of Marines attack the stronghold maintained by thousands of Japanese, and the slaughter on both sides is horrific. Early in the battle, an American flag is raised atop the high point, Mount Suribachi, and a photograph of the raising becomes an American cause célèbre. As a powerful inspiration to war-sick Americans, the photo becomes a symbol of the Allied cause. The three surviving flag raisers, Rene Gagnon (Jesse Bradford), John "Doc" Bradley (Ryan Phillippe), and Ira Hayes (Adam Beach), are whisked back to civilization to help raise funds for the war effort. But the accolades for heroism heaped upon the three men are at odds with their own personal realizations that thousands of real heroes lie dead on Iwo Jima, and that their own contributions to the fight are only symbolic and not deserving of the singling out they are experiencing. Each of the three must come to terms with the honors, exploitation, and grief that they face simply for being in a photograph.
Country: United States Genre: Drama, History, War Release: 2006
Director: Clint Eastwood Production: Warner Bros, Amblin Entertainment, Dreamworks Pictures Cast: Jamie Bell, Paul Walker, Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Barry Pepper, Jesse Bradford, John Slattery, John Benjamin Hickey
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2022 12:15:35 GMT -6
*Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
7.90 Rating
The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe) is given command of the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favor the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester amongst his staff. In the lower echelons, a young soldier, Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya), a poor baker in civilian life, strives with his friends to survive the harsh regime of the Japanese Army itself, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the American invasion begins, Kuribayashi and Saigo find strength, honor, courage, and horrors beyond imagination.
Country: United States, Japan Genre: Drama, History, War Release: 2006
Director: Clint Eastwood Production: Warner Bros, Dreamworks Pictures Cast: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Shidô Nakamura, Eijiro Ozaki, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryô Kase, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Lucas Elliot Eberl, Sonny Saito, Nae, Nobumasa Sakagami, Steve Santa Sekiyoshi
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