Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Action, Adventure, Drama |
Flags of Our Fathers is a American war film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles Jr. and Paul Haggis. It is based on the 2000 book of the same name written by James Bradley and Ron Powers about the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima, the five Marines and one Navy corpsman who were involved in raising the flag on Iwo Jima, and the aftereffects of that event on their lives.
Until June 23, 2016, Bradley’s father John Bradley, Navy corpsman, was misidentified as being one of the figures who raised the second flag, and incorrectly depicted on the memorial as the third bronze statue from the base of the flagstaff with the 32-foot (9.8-m) bronze statues of the other five flag-raisers on the monument.
As three US servicemen – Marine Private First Class Ira Hayes, Private First Class Rene Gagnon, and Navy Corpsman John “Doc” Bradley – are feted as heroes in a war bond drive, they reflect on their experiences via flashback.
After training at Camp Tarawa in Hawaii, the 28th Marine Regiment 5th Marine Division sails to invade Iwo Jima. The Navy bombards suspected Japanese positions for three days. Sergeant Mike Strank is put in charge of Second Platoon.
The next day, February 19, 1945, the Marines land in Higgins boats and LVTs. The beaches are silent and Private First Class Ralph “Iggy” Ignatowski wonders if the defenders are all dead before Japanese heavy artillery and machine guns open fire on the advancing Marines and the Navy ships. Casualties are heavy, but the beaches are secured.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: William Broyles Jr. (screenplay), Paul Haggis (screenplay), James Bradley (book), Ron Powers (book)
Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Paul Walker, Jamie Bell
Cast:
| Ryan Phillippe | … | John “Doc” Bradley |
| Jesse Bradford | … | Rene Gagnon |
| Adam Beach | … | Ira Hayes |
| John Benjamin Hickey | … | Keyes Beech |
| John Slattery | … | Bud Gerber |
| Barry Pepper | … | Mike Strank |
| Jamie Bell | … | Ralph “Iggy” Ignatowski |
| Paul Walker | … | Hank Hansen |
| Robert Patrick | … | Colonel Chandler Johnson |
| Neal McDonough | … | Captain Severance |
| Melanie Lynskey | … | Pauline Harnois |
| Tom McCarthy | … | James Bradley |
| Chris Bauer | … | Commandant Vandegrift |
| Judith Ivey | … | Belle Block |
| Myra Turley | … | Madeline Evelley |
| Joseph Cross | … | Franklin Sousley |
| Benjamin Walker | … | Harlon Block |
| Alessandro Mastrobuono | … | Lindberg |
| Scott Eastwood | … | Lundsford (as Scott Reeves) |
| Stark Sands | … | Gust |
| George Grizzard | … | John Bradley |
| Harve Presnell | … | Dave Severance |
| George Hearn | … | Walter Gust |
| Len Cariou | … | Mr. Beech |
| Christopher Curry | … | Ed Block |
| Bubba Lewis | … | Belle’s Young Son |
| Beth Grant | … | Mother Gagnon |
| Connie Ray | … | Mrs. Sousley |
| Ann Dowd | … | Mrs. Strank |
| Mary Beth Peil | … | Mrs. Bradley |
| David Patrick Kelly | … | President Truman |
| Jon Polito | … | Borough President |
| Ned Eisenberg | … | Joe Rosenthal |
| Gordon Clapp | … | General “Howlin’ Mad” Smith |
| Michael Cumpsty | … | Secretary Forrestal |
| V.J. Foster | … | Major on Plane |
| Kirk B.R. Woller | … | Bill Genaust |
| Tom Verica | … | Lieutenant Pennell |
| Jason Gray-Stanford | … | Lieutenant Schrier |
| Matt Huffman | … | Lieutenant Bell |
| David Hornsby | … | Louis Lowery |
| Brian Kimmet | … | Sergeant Boots Thomas |
| David Rasche | … | Senator |
| Tom Mason | … | John Tennack |
| Patrick Dollaghan | … | Businessman |
| James Newman | … | Local Politician |
| Steven M. Porter | … | Tourist |
| Dale Waddington | … | Tourist’s Wife (as Dale Waddington Horowitz) |
| Lennie Loftin | … | Justice of the Peace |
| David Clennon | … | White House Official |
| Mark Thomason | … | Military Censor |
| Oliver Davis | … | Young James Bradley |
| Sean Moran | … | Waiter |
| Lisa Dodson | … | Iggy’s Mother |
| John Nielsen | … | Senator Boyd |
| Jon Kellam | … | Senator Haddigan |
| Ron Fassler | … | Senator Robson |
| Denise Vlasis | … | Luncheon Singer (as Denise Bella Vlasis-Gascon) |
| Jenifer Menedis | … | Luncheon Singer |
| Joie Shettler | … | Luncheon Singer |
| Vivien Lesiak | … | Luncheon Singer |
| John Henry Canavan | … | Jailer |
| Donn Emerson | … | Navy Lieutenant on Plane |
| Jayma Mays | … | Nurse in Hawaii |
| Yukari Black | … | Tokyo Rose (voice) |
| John Hoogenakker | … | Funeral Home Employee |
| Barry Sigismondi | … | Police Sergeant |
| William Charlton | … | Bartender |
| Beth Tapper | … | Bar Car Beauty |
| Shannon Gayle Hurd | … | Bar Car Beauty #2 (as Shannon Gayle) |
| Jim Cantafio | … | Reporter (in LA) #1 |
| Mark Colson | … | Reporter (in LA) #2 |
| Danny McCarthy | … | Reporter (in Chicago) #1 |
| Patrick New | … | Reporter (in Chicago) #2 |
| James Horan | … | Reporter (in NYC) |
| Michael Canavan | … | Reporter at Hansen’s |
| Erica Grant | … | Secretary |
| Silas Weir Mitchell | … | Lab Tech |
| George Cambio | … | Lab Tech #2 |
| David S. Brooks | … | Sergeant A Company |
| Joi Johannsson | … | Sergeant on Beach (as Johann Johannson) |
| Martin Delaney | … | Marine at Cave |
| Daniel Forcey | … | Marine on Beach |
| Björgvin Franz Gíslason | … | Impaled Marine (as Bjorgvin Franz Gislason) |
| Darri Ingolfsson | … | Wounded Marine (as Darrin Ingolfsson) |
| Hilmar Guðjónsson | … | Wouned Marine #4 |
| Jeremy Merrill | … | Marine in Shellhole |
| Jeremiah Bitsui | … | Young Indian |
| John Maloney | … | Pilot |
| Dick ‘Skip’ Evans | … | Pilot (as Skip Evans) |
| Karl Gulledge | … | Pilot |
| Michael Ahl | … | Senator (uncredited) |
| Brian Eric Alexander | … | Funeral Attendant (uncredited) |
| Tex Allen | … | Retired Iwo Jima Marine Corps Captain (uncredited) |
| Mark T. Anderson | … | Business Man (uncredited) |
| Martin Andris | … | Soilder (uncredited) |
| Erik Aude | … | Officer (uncredited) |
| David Block | … | Busboy (uncredited) |
| Dale Caba | … | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Jacare Calhoun | … | Black Soldier (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia