Rate this Movie

Flags of Our Fathers   2006         R, 132 min. Genre: Drama / Action Director: Clint Eastwood   Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Jamie Bell, John Benjamin Hickey, Paul Walker, Neal McDonough, Ned Eisenberg, John Slattery, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross, Robert Patrick, Melanie Lynskey, Thomas McCarthy, Judith Ivey   This story, which is built around the battle of Iwo Jima, cuts back and forth between the actual battle and the three surviving soldiers—John "Doc" Bradley (Ryan Phillippe), Rene Gagnon (Jesse Bradford), and Ira Hayes (Adam Beach)—of six who raised the flag depicted in the powerful picture taken by Joe Rosenthal (Ned Eisenberg). Rosenthal's picture was used to raise the spirits of a war-worn American public, and the soldiers were sent on a tour to sell war bonds. The story begins in the present when Bradley's son, James (Thomas McCarthy), interviews Rosenthal trying to get information on how the soldiers coped with the attention received from his photograph. Superb directing by Clint Eastwood. An Oscar was received for Best Sound Editing. Cast Ryan Phillippe John "Doc" Bradley Adam Beach Ira Hayes Jesse Bradford Rene Gagnon Jamie Bell Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski John Benjamin Hickey Keyes Beech Paul Walker Hank Hansen Neal McDonough Captain Severence Ned Eisenberg Joe Rosenthal John Slattery Bud Gerber Barry Pepper Mike Strank Joseph Cross Franklin Sousley Robert Patrick Colonel Chandler Johnson Melanie Lynskey Melanie Lynskey Thomas McCarthy James Bradley Judith Ivey Belle Block

Paramount DreamWorks Pictures Movie Website