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February 1945. Even as victory in Europe was finally within reach, the war in the Pacific
raged on. One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles of the war was the struggle for
the island of Iwo Jima, which culminated with what would become one of the most iconic
images in history: five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Mount
Suribachi. The inspiring photo capturing that moment became a symbol of victory to a
nation that had grown weary of war and made instant heroes of the six American soldiers
at the base of the flag, some of whom would die soon after, never knowing that they had
been immortalized. But the surviving flag raisers had no interest in being held up as
symbols and did not consider themselves heroes; they wanted only to stay on the front
with their brothers in arms who were fighting and dying without fanfare or glory. Flags
of Our Fathers is a film about the Battle of Iwo Jima and tells the story of how the
three surviving flag-raisers were used as propaganda tools by the United States government
to lift the morale of the American people and raise money for the war effort. It also shows
the effects of war on the veterans and how they suffered from memories of the war for the
rest of their lives. The photo gained symbolic status in America, and the War Department
realized that the photo and the flag raisers could have great propaganda value. It took a
little while to identify and locate the flag raisers,but once Hayes, Gagnon and Doc had
been identified, they were brought back to the U.S.A. and sent on a tour to promote the war.
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Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach,, Jesse Bradford, Neal McDonough,
Barry Pepper, Robert Patrick, Paul Walker, Jamie Bell
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Director: Clint Eastwood
Producers: Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, Robert Lorenz
Year Released - Oct. 2006
Length - 132 minutes
Music Composer: Clint Eastwood
Movie Distributed by both:
DreamWorks & Paramount Pictures
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