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Tough-as-nails career Marine Sergeant John Stryker is greatly disliked by the men of his squad, particularly the combat
replacements, for the rigorous training he puts them through. He is especially despised by PFC Peter "Pete" Conway, the
arrogant, college-educated son of an officer, Colonel Sam Conway under whom Stryker served and admired, and PFC Al Thomas,
who blames him for his demotion. When Stryker leads his squad in the invasion of Tarawa, the men begin to appreciate his
methods. Within the first couple of minutes of the battle, the platoon leader, Lt. Baker, is killed only seconds after he
lands on the beach, PFC "Farmer" Soames is wounded in the leg, and PFC Choynski receives a head wound. The marines are
aggressively pinned down by a pillbox. Able Company commander Captain Joyce takes charge and he begins to send out marines
to silence the pillbox. As a result of three unsuccessful attempts to reach the pillbox, two demolition marines and a
flamethrower operator are killed and PFC Shipley is left mortally wounded in the line of fire. Sgt. Stryker takes action
and demolishes the pillbox. Shipley would eventually die of his wounds in front of his best friend Regazzi.
Later on, Thomas becomes distracted from his mission, and "goofs off" when he goes to get ammunition for two comrades,
stopping to savor a cup of coffee. As a result, though he brings back coffee for his squadmates, he returns too late — the
two Marines, now out of ammunition, in the interim are shown being overrun; Hellenopolis (Peter Coe) is killed, Bass badly wounded.
On their first night, the squad is ordered to dig in and hold their positions under the cover of darkness. Bass lies wounded from
a distance and begs for help. Conway considers Stryker brutal and unfeeling when he decides to apparently abandon Bass to the enemy.
After the battle, when Stryker discovers the truth, he forces Thomas into a fistfight. This is seen by a passing officer but Thomas,
to Stryker's surprise, deflects the officer's intention of pressing charges against Stryker for violation of military rules in
striking a subordinate by claiming that he was merely being taught judo by his superior. Subsequently, ravaged by his conscience
over the fate of his fellow Marines, Thomas breaks down and abjectly apologizes for his dereliction of duty.
The squad receives three new recruits: Stein, Fowler, and McHugh. Stryker reveals a softer side of his character while on leave
in Honolulu. He picks up a bargirl and returns with her to her apartment. He becomes suspicious when he hears somebody in the next
room, but upon investigation, finds only a hungry baby boy that his intended paramour is supporting the best way she can. Stryker
gives the woman, whose child's father was "gone," some money and departs. The woman had earlier noted that there were "worse ways
to make a living than fighting a war," in reference to her current lot in life.
Later, during a training exercise, McHugh drops a live hand grenade. Everybody drops to the ground, except Conway, who is
distracted reading a letter from his wife. Stryker's squad subsequently fights in the battle for Iwo Jima. The squad suffers
heavily within the first couple of hours, losing Soames, McHugh, Harris, and Frank Flynn. Stryker's squad is selected to be
a part of the 40 man patrol that will charge up Mount Suribachi. During the charge, Eddie Flynn, Stein, and Fowler are killed.
While the remaining men were resting during a lull in the fighting, Stryker is killed by a Japanese soldier emerging from a
spider hole. Bass quickly locates the spider hole and kills the Japanese shooter. The remaining squad members
(Conway, Thomas, Dunne, Regazzi, and Bass) find and read a letter on his corpse, a missive addressed to his son and
expressing things Stryker wanted to say to him, but had never actually managed to. Moments later, the squad witnesses
the iconic flag raising.
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John Wayne, John Agar, Forrest Tucker, Adele Mara, Arthur Franz, Wally Cassell
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Director: Allan Dwan
Producer: Edmund Grainger
Released - December 14, 1949
Length - 100 minutes
Music Composer: Victor Young
Movie Distributed by Republic Pictures
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