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Flags of Our Fathers (2006) -- The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII.

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User Rating:
7.2/10   38,480 votes
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Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers (WGA):

William Broyles Jr. (screenplay) and
Paul Haggis (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 October 2006 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Drama | History | War more

Tagline:

A Single Shot Can End The War more

Plot:

The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII. full summary | full synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations more

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War vs Hollywood more (391 total)


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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for sequences of graphic war violence and carnage, and for language.

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Company:

DreamWorks SKG more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

David Patrick Kelly plays President 'Harry S Truman'. Kelly also played a supporting role on "Twin Peaks" (1990), where Michael Ontkean plays the town sheriff, whose name is also Harry S Truman. more

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Continuity: When Ira throws up outside Soldier Field, the lighting on the wall behind him changes between shots from very bright to heavily shadowed. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Soldiers: Corpsman! Corpsman! Corpsman! Corpsman! For God sakes, corpsman! Corpsman! Corpsman!
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Movie Connections:

Featured in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-05-21)" (2008) more

Soundtrack:

Any Bonds Today? more


FAQ

How does "Flags of Our Fathers" relate to "Letters from Iwo Jima"?
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244 out of 327 people found the following comment useful.
War vs Hollywood, 14 October 2006
9/10
Author: bartrenethiel from Netherlands

In two and a half hours Clint Eastwood paints a thought provoking piece on heroism and war-propaganda. The film tells three stories: first it is the WW II battle of Iwo Jima where thousands of soldiers (Japanese and American) died 'conquering' that island. In the style of Saving Private Ryan (Spielberg is a producer of Flags) the viewer gets a astounding look at war with a lot of blood, guts and CGI. Second is the story of a son of one of the flag raisers on that island, who interviews other survivors of that battle to understand his dad a little better. This is very moving stuff, but stands a little pale in comparison to the final storyline. This is where veteran-director Eastwood really shines. Like his meditation on violence Unforgiven, Flags takes a closer look at heroism where soldiers by chance get into the spotlight of the war-propaganda-machine. Some may say that Eastwood made an anti-war film or even an anti-America film, but they're wrong. Flags is very critical on the way war is sold to the public. There's nothing honorable about killing or to be killed on the battlefield. The only thing that matters is that you protect you're friends in your platoon and that they protect you. Flags is one of the best war movies I ever saw, maybe even better than Ryan, because it's never sentimental and always honest in its portrayal of the soldiers and war in general.

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