Movie
Sands of Iwo Jima
Overview
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
Details
- Release date
- 1950-01-01
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Republic Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Wayne as Sgt. John M. Stryker
- John Agar as PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
- Adele Mara as Allison Bromley
- Forrest Tucker as PFC Al J. Thomas
- Wally Cassell as PFC Benny A. Regazzi
- James Brown as PFC Charlie Bass
- Richard Webb as PFC Dan 'Handsome' Shipley
- Arthur Franz as Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
- Julie Bishop as Mary
- James Holden as PFC 'Farmer' Soames
- Peter Coe as PFC George Hellenpolis
- Richard Jaeckel as PFC Frank Flynn
Crew
- Allan Dwan - Director
- James Edward Grant - Screenplay
- Harry Brown - Screenplay
- Harry Brown - Story
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